Genesis 25:32

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 25:32

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

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WEB

World English Bible

Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 25

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.

³⁴ Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

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