Genesis 25:29

Genesis 25:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
• New International Version (NIV)Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.

Context of Genesis 25:29

27Time passed and the boys grew. Esau became a good hunter, out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man. He stayed near to the tents. 28Isaac liked to eat the meat from the animals that Esau killed. So he loved Esau. But Rebekah loved Jacob. One day, Jacob was cooking a meal. Esau came back from the country. He was very hungry. 30He said to Jacob ‘Quick, let me have some of that red food! I am very hungry.’ (That is why he was also called Edom.) 31Jacob said, ‘You must first sell me your birthright.’

Genesis 25:29 word by word

וַיָּ֥זֶד יַעֲקֹ֖ב נָזִ֑יד וַיָּבֹ֥א עֵשָׂ֛ו מִן־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְה֥וּא עָיֵֽף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• sodזִידzûd zîyd · to boilH2102
• pottageנָזִידnâzîyd · stewH5138
• and Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• faintעָיֵף‛âyêph · faintH5889

Cross-references for Genesis 25:29

• Judges 8:4Gideon and his 300 men were weak and tired. But they went across the Jordan and they continued to chase the Midianites.
• 1 Samuel 14:28One of the soldiers told Jonathan, ‘Your father made us promise not to eat any food today. We all agreed that God should curse anyone who eats anything. That is why we are all so weak.’
• Proverbs 13:25Righteous people have plenty of food to eat. But wicked people have an empty stomach.
• Isaiah 40:30Even young people become tired and weak. Even strong young men may slip and fall down.

Commentaries on Genesis 25:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Sod pottage - נזיד יזד yazed nazid, he boiled a boiling; and this we are informed, Genesis 25:34, was of עדשים adashim, what the Septuagint render , and we, following them and the Vulgate lens, translate lentils, a sort of pulse. Dr. Shaw casts some light on this passage, speaking of the inhabitants of Barbary. "Beans, lentils, kidney beans, and garvancos," says he, "are the chiefest of their pulse kind; beans, when boiled and stewed with oil and garlic…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. 29Jacob was actually more cunning than Esau. The word for cooking (Hebrew wayyazed, meaning “boiling”) sounds like the word for hunter (Hebrew tsayid). While Jacob was boiling stew, he was also setting a trap for Esau, who is described as hairy and red. He may have waited a long time for this moment. The word for cooking can also describe acting without proper limits, like water boiling over a pot. In this way, Jacob went too far when he took the promise…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Jacob sod pottage--made of lentils or small beans, which are common in Egypt and Syria. It is probable that it was made of Egyptian beans, which Jacob had procured as a dainty; for Esau was a stranger to it. It is very palatable; and to the weary hunter, faint with hunger, its odor must have been irresistibly tempting.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 25:29

• Birthright
• Dishonesty
• Esau
• Firstborn
• Jacob
• Responsibility

In the dictionaries

• Esau
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Lentiles
• Pottage
• Rebekah
• Swear
• Atonement, Day of
• Birthright
• Faint

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