Genesis 25:29
Strong's Lexicon
One day, while Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = 'heel holder' or 'supplanter' 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

was cooking
וַיָּ֥זֶד (way·yā·zeḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2102: 1) to boil, boil up, seethe, act proudly, act presumptuously, act rebelliously, be presumptuous, be arrogant, be rebelliously proud 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act presumptuously 1a2) to deal arrogantly (with 'al') 1a3) to defy proudly (with 'el') 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to boil, seethe, act proudly 1b2) to act presumptuously, act insolently

some stew,
נָזִ֑יד (nā·zîḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5138: 1) boiled food, soup, pottage, thing sodden or boiled

Esau
עֵשָׂ֛ו (‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau = 'hairy' 1) eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

came in
וַיָּבֹ֥א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

the field
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: 1) field, land 1a) cultivated field 1b) of home of wild beasts 1c) plain (opposed to mountain) 1d) land (opposed to sea)

and
וְה֥וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

was famished.
עָיֵֽף׃ (‘ā·yêp̄)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5889: 1) faint, exhausted, weary

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he [is] weary;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted.

New American Standard Bible
When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished;

King James Bible
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he [was] faint:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.

New Living Translation
One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry.

English Standard Version
Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.

New American Standard Bible
When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished;

King James Bible
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted.

International Standard Version
One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau happened to come in from being outdoors, and he was feeling famished.

NET Bible
Now Jacob cooked some stew, and when Esau came in from the open fields, he was famished.

American Standard Version
And Jacob boiled pottage. And Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.

English Revised Version
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he is weary;
















Cross References
Genesis 25:30
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

Genesis 25:34
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.

2 Kings 4:38
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

2 Kings 4:39
And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.

Haggai 2:12
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 25:28
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 25:27
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Genesis 25:26
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Genesis 25:31
And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

Genesis 25:32
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
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