Genesis 25:22-34 ▼

22 and the children struggle together within her, and she says, “If [it is] right—why [am] I thus?” And she goes to seek YHWH.

23 And YHWH says to her, “Two nations [are] in your womb, and two peoples from your bowels are parted; and the [one] people is stronger than the [other] people; and the older serves the younger.”

24 And her days to bear are fulfilled, and behold, twins [are] in her womb;

25 and the first comes out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;

26 and afterward his brother has come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau’s heel, and one calls his name Jacob; and Isaac [is] a son of sixty years in her bearing them.

27 And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted [with] hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob [is] a plain man, inhabiting tents;

28 and Isaac loves Esau, for [his] game [is] in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.

29 And Jacob boils stew, and Esau comes in from the field, and he [is] weary;

30 and Esau says to Jacob, “Please let me eat some of this red-red thing, for I [am] weary”; therefore [one] has called his name Edom;

31 and Jacob says, “Sell your birthright to me today.”

32 And Esau says, “Behold, I am going to die, and what is this to me—a birthright?”

33 And Jacob says, “Swear to me today”: and he swears to him, and sells his birthright to Jacob;

34 and Jacob has given bread and stew of lentils to Esau, and he eats, and drinks, and rises, and goes; and Esau despises the birthright.