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Genesis 25:30-32
King James Version
Genesis 25:30-32
King James Version
30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
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Genesis 25:30-32
New International Version
Genesis 25:30-32
New International Version
30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(A) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[a])(B)
31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.(C)”
32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”
Footnotes
- Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.
Genesis 25:30-32
New King James Version
Genesis 25:30-32
New King James Version
30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called [a]Edom.
31 But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”
32 And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so (A)what is this birthright to me?”
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- Genesis 25:30 Lit. Red
Genesis 25:30-32
English Standard Version
Genesis 25:30-32
English Standard Version
30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.[a]) 31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32 Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”
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- Genesis 25:30 Edom sounds like the Hebrew for red
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