Avram said to the king of Sedom, *I have lifted up my hand to the LORD, El `Elyon, possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 25:33 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Ya`akov said, *Swear to me first.* He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Ya`akov. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Avram said to the king of Sedom, *I have lifted up my hand to the LORD, El `Elyon, possessor of heaven and earth,
I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Kena`anim, among whom I live.
Esav said, *Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?*
Ya`akov gave Esav bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esav despised his birthright.
It happened, that when Yitzchak was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esav his elder son, and said to him, *My son?* He said to him, *Here I am.*
Yitzchak his father said to him, *Who are you?* He said, *I am your son, your firstborn, Esav.*
He said, *Isn't he rightly named Ya`akov? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing.* He said, *Haven't you reserved a blessing for me?*
He swore to her, *Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.*
lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, as Esav, who sold his birthright for one meal.
For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.