Genesis 25:34
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְיַעֲקֹבveya'akoand JacobH3290נָתַןnatanhe gaveH5414לְעֵשָׂוle'esavto EsauH6215לֶחֶםlechembreadH3899וּנְזִידunezidand cooked food ofH5138עֲדָשִׁים'adashimlentilsH5742וַיֹּאכַלvaiyokhaland he ateH398וַיֵּשְׁתְּvaiyeshetand he drankH8354וַיָּקָםvaiyakomand he aroseH6965וַיֵּלַךְvaiyelakhand he wentH1980וַיִּבֶזvaiyivezand he despisedH959עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַבְּכֹרָה׃ סhabekhorahthe birthrightH1062
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Related verses
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- Luke 14:18-2018 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.18 But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’ 19 Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
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