Genesis 25:33
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
Genesis 25:33 in other translations
| BSB | “Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright. |
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| WEB | Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob. |
| ASV | And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. |
| YLT | and Jacob saith, ‘Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob; |
| DARBY | And Jacob said, Swear unto me now. And he swore unto him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. |
| BBE | And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob. |
| Webster | And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him: and he sold his birth-right to Jacob. |
What does Genesis 25:33 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 25:29-34
We have here the bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the right, which was Esau's by birth, but Jacob's by promise. It was for a spiritual privilege; and we see Jacob's desire of the birth-right, but he sought to obtain it by crooked courses, not like his character as a plain man. He was right, that he coveted earnestly the best gifts; he was wrong, that he took advantage of his brother's need. The inheritance…
Genesis 25:33 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 25:33
- Hebrews 12:16
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
- Genesis 27:36
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
- Hebrews 6:16
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
- Genesis 24:3
And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
- Genesis 36:6-7
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
- Mark 6:23
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
- Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
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Context
- Genesis 25:32
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
- Genesis 25:33
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
- Genesis 25:34
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
Genesis 25:33 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Jacob: Júrame lo en este día. Y él le juró, y vendió á Jacob su primogenitura. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jacob dit: Jure-moi aujourd’hui. Et il lui jura, et vendit son droit d’aînesse à Jacob. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jakob sprach: Schwöre mir heute! Und er schwur ihm und verkaufte sein Erstgeburtsrecht dem Jakob. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ait Jacob: Jura ergo mihi. Juravit ei Esau et vendidit primogenita. |