Genesis 25:34 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: so Esau despised his birthright.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ephrem the Syrian

COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 23:2 (373)

Jacob saw that the right of the firstborn was despised by Esau, and he contrived to take it from him, trusting in God who had said, "The elder shall serve the younger."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Thus Esau despised his birth-right - He used no means to get the bargain revoked, made no appeal to his father about it but the bargain which his necessity had made, (supposing it were so) his profaneness confirmed, and by his subsequent neglect and contempt, he put the bargain past recall.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Pottage of lentils - See note Gen 25:29. Thus Esau despised his birthright - On this account the apostle, Heb 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.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב	ve.ya.'a.Ko	and Jacob	H3290 →
נָתַ֣ן	na.Tan	he gave	H5414 →
לְעֵשָׂ֗ו	le.'e.Sav	to Esau	H6215 →
לֶ֚חֶם	Le.chem	bread	H3899 →
וּנְזִ֣יד	u.ne.Zid	and cooked food of	H5138 →
עֲדָשִׁ֔ים	'a.da.Shim	lentils	H5742 →
וַיֹּ֣אכַל	vai.Yo.khal	and he ate	H398 →
וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ	vai.Ye.shet	and he drank	H8354 →
וַיָּ֖קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ	vai.ye.Lakh	and he went	H1980 →
וַיִּ֥בֶז	vai.Yi.vez	and he despised	H959 →
עֵשָׂ֖ו	'e.Sav	Esau	H6215 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס	ha.be.kho.Rah	the birthright	H1062 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 15:32
If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
leads to
- Isaiah 56:12
  “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 22:13
  But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
- Luke 12:19
  Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- 2 Corinthians 1:8–10
  We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired…
- 2 Peter 2:12
  These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
Through
Matthew 26:15
and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
leads to
- Zechariah 11:12–13
  Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
Through
Isaiah 22:13
But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
leads to
- Luke 17:26–29
  Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- 1 Corinthians 15:32
  If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis