Genesis 25:30

Genesis 25:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
• New International Version (NIV)He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Esau said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!" (Therefore his name was called Edom.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom.

Context of Genesis 25:30

28Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished. He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.) 31“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied. 32“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

Genesis 25:30 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי נָא֙ מִן־הָאָדֹ֤ם הָאָדֹם֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֥י עָיֵ֖ף אָנֹ֑כִי עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱדֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

• Heעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• Let me eatלָעַטlâ‛aţ · swallowH3938
• Let me eatנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• some ofמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• thatזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• redאֱדֹם'âdôm · red stuffH122
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• I amאָֽנֹכִ֫י'ânôkîy · IH595
• famishedעָיֵף‛âyêph · faintH5889
• That is whyעַל‛al · uponH5921
• That is whyכֵּןkên · soH3651
• he was also calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• he was also calledשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123

Cross-references for Genesis 25:30

• Genesis 25:34Then 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.
• Genesis 36:1This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).
• Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
• Numbers 20:14From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
• Deuteronomy 23:7Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
• 2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

Commentaries on Genesis 25:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30I am faint - It appears from the whole of this transaction, that Esau was so completely exhausted by fatigue that he must have perished had he not obtained some immediate refreshment. He had been either hunting or laboring in the field, and was now returning for the purpose of getting some food, but had been so exhausted that his strength utterly failed before he had time to make the necessary preparations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-34Verses 19-34 - LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן padān Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי ‛êśâv Esaw, “hairy, or made.” 26. יעקב ya‛ăqôb Ja‘aqob, “he shall take the heel.” 27. תם tām “perfect, peaceful, plain.” The epithet refers to disposition, and contrasts the comparatively civilized character of Jacob with the rude temper of Esau. 30. אדים 'ědôm Edom, “red.” The ninth document here begins with the usual phrase, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-34Verses 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 of their father's worldly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30Esau focused only on his hunger. When a person is controlled by physical desires like this, there is no room for spiritual values. The text shows this clearly by using a Hebrew word (translated "Let me eat") that was often used when feeding animals. Edom means “red.” See study note on 25:25.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3419. these are the generations--account of the leading events in his life.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 25:30

• Birthright
• Dishonesty
• Edom
• Esau
• Firstborn
• Gluttony
• Jacob
• Responsibility
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Esau
• Jacob
• Edom; Edomites
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Jacob, Israel
• Colour
• Food
• Lentiles
• Rebekah

Commentaries on Genesis 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings