Genesis 25:33 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Jacob said, Swear to me today [that you are selling it to me]; and he swore to [Jacob] and sold him his birthright.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Common English Bible

Jacob said, “Give me your word today.” And he did. He sold his birthright to Jacob.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Jacob said, "So then, swear to me." Esau swore to him, and he sold his right of the firstborn.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.

Genesis 25:33 Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,

Genesis 24:3

and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,

Genesis 25:32

Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 27:1

When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called his elder son Esau and said to him, “My son,” and he answered, “Here I am.”

Genesis 27:32

His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”

Genesis 27:36

Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and look, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

Mark 6:23

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half of my kingdom.”

Hebrews 12:16

See to it that no one becomes an immoral and godless person, as Esau was, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

Hebrews 6:16

Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.