Genesis 25:34 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 25:34 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
נָתַ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְעֵשָׂ֗ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
לֶ֚חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וּנְזִ֣יד
nâzîyd
H5138
pottage
עֲדָשִׁ֔ים
ʻâdâsh
H5742
lentil
וַיֹּ֣אכַל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
וַיָּ֖קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַיִּ֥בֶז
bâzâh
H959
to despise
עֵשָׂ֖ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבְּכֹרָֽה
bᵉkôwrâh
H1062
birthright
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jacob gave to Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, and got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.
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