Genesis 25:31

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 25:31

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

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KJV

King James Version

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

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WEB

World English Bible

Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 25

²⁹ One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

³⁰ He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

³¹ “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

³² “Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

³³ “Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

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