Genesis 25:31

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Esau comes in from the field exhausted and hungry and finds his twin Jacob cooking a stew. As the firstborn, Esau holds the birthright, which carried a double inheritance and the family's leadership and covenant line.

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Genesis 25:34Then 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.
Hebrews 12:16See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
Matthew 6:19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

World English Bible (WEB)

Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”

King James Version (KJV)

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Jacob respondió: Véndeme en este día tu primogenitura.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Muy bien, pero dame en cambio tu derecho de primogenitura —respondió Jacob.

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Genesis 25:31

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