Genesis 25:29-31
Easy-to-Read Version
29 One day Esau came back from hunting. He was tired and weak from hunger. Jacob was boiling a pot of beans. 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.”
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- Genesis 25:30 Red Literally, “Edom,” a name that means “red.”
Genesis 25:29-31
New International Version
29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew,(A) Esau came in from the open country,(B) famished. 30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(C) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[a])(D)
31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.(E)”
Footnotes
- Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.
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