Genesis 25:32
“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?
KJV
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
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Commentary
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| עֵשָׂ֔ו | 'e.Sav | Esau | H6215 → |
| הִנֵּ֛ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| אָנֹכִ֥י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| הוֹלֵ֖ךְ | ho.Lekh | [am] going | H1980 → |
| לָמ֑וּת | la.Mut | to die | H4191 → |
| וְלָמָּה־ | ve.la.mah- | and for what? | H4100 → |
| זֶּ֥ה | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| לִ֖י | li | to <the> me | |
| בְּכֹרָֽה׃ | be.kho.Rah | [is] a birthright | H1062 → |
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