Genesis 25:34

Genesis 25:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Context of Genesis 25:34

32“Look,” said Esau, “I’m about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?” 33Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to Jacob and sold his birthright to him. Then Jacob gave bread and lentil stew to Esau; he ate, drank, got up, and went away. So Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 25:34 word by word

וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב נָתַ֣ן לְעֵשָׂ֗ו לֶ֚חֶם וּנְזִ֣יד עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיִּ֥בֶז עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• and pottageנָזִידnâzîyd · stewH5138
• of lentilesעֲדָשָׁה‛âdâsh · lentilH5742
• and he did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• and rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and went his wayיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• birthrightבְּכֹרָהbekôrâh bekôrâh · birthrightH1062

Cross-references for Genesis 25:34

• Ecclesiastes 8:15So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself, for this will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
• Isaiah 22:13But look: joy and gladness, butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep and goats, eating of meat, and drinking of wine — “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
• 1 Corinthians 15:32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus as a mere man, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
• Psalms 106:24They despised the pleasant land and did not believe his promise.
• Zechariah 11:13“Throw it to the potter,” the Lord said to me — this magnificent price I was valued by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw it into the house of the Lord, to the potter.
• Matthew 22:5“But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business,
• Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver for him.
• Luke 14:18“But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’
• Acts 13:41Look, you scoffers, marvel and vanish away, because I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone were to explain it to you.”
• Philippians 3:18For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
• Hebrews 12:16And make sure that there isn’t any immoral or irreverent person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for a single meal.

Commentaries on Genesis 25:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Pottage of lentils - See note Genesis 25:29. Thus Esau despised his birthright - On this account the apostle, Hebrews 12:16, calls Esau a profane person, because he had, by this act, alienated from himself and family those spiritual offices connected with the rights of primogeniture. While we condemn Esau for this bad action, (for he should rather have perished than have alienated this right), and while we consider it as a proof that his mind was little…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. 33-34Esau quickly accepted what Jacob offered and fell into his trap. He ate and left so quickly that he could not have been close to death (25:32). The final comment in the passage explains that Esau treated his birthright with contempt, as if it had no value (Hebrews 12:16). It is foolish to give up spiritual blessings just to satisfy physical desires (compare Genesis 3:6).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 25:34

• Birthright
• Esau
• Firstborn
• Gluttony
• Jacob
• Lentiles
• Responsibility
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Esau
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Firstborn
• Food
• Lentiles
• Rebekah
• Swear
• Atonement, Day of
• Birthright

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