Genesis 25:30-32
Easy-to-Read Version
30 So Esau said to Jacob, “I am weak with hunger. Let me have some of that red soup.” (That is why people call him “Red.”[a])
31 But Jacob said, “You must sell me your rights as the firstborn son.”
32 Esau said, “I am almost dead with hunger, so what good are these rights to me now?”
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- Genesis 25:30 Red Literally, “Edom,” a name that means “red.”
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.
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