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Genesis 25:33 KJV
Genesis · chapter 25 · verse 33
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.Genesis 25:33 · King James Version
Genesis 25:33 in context
31And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
34Then 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- birthrightbᵉkôwrâhthe firstling of man or beastH1062 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- Swearshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- soldmâkarto sell, literally , or figurativelyH4376 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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We have here a bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the birthright, which was Esau's by providence but Jacob's by promise. It was a spiritual privilege, including the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power, as well as the double portion, Gen 49:3.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-34