Genesis

Genesis 25:31–33

³¹“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

³²“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

³³“Swear to me first,” Jacob said.

So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
First	כַיּ֛וֹם	ḵay·yō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
sell	מִכְרָ֥ה	miḵ·rāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4376 sell
me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
your birthright	בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖	bə·ḵō·rā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1062 right of first-born
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
replied	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הִנֵּ֛ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Esau	עֵשָׂ֔ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
I am	אָנֹכִ֥י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
about to die	הוֹלֵ֖ךְ	hō·w·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
so what good	וְלָמָּה־	wə·lām·māh-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is a birthright	בְּכֹרָֽה׃	bə·ḵō·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1062 right of first-born
to me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Swear to me first	הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה	hiš·šā·ḇə·‘āh	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7650 swear
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֗ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
So	וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע	way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
to	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and sold	וַיִּמְכֹּ֥ר	way·yim·kōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4376 sell
him	לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃	lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
the birthright	בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ	bə·ḵō·rā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1062 right of first-born

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 25:32 Job 34:9 · Job 21:15 · Job 22:17 · Malachi 3:14 · Exodus 22:9

Genesis 25:33 Hebrews 12:16 · Hebrews 6:16 · Genesis 27:36 · Genesis 24:3 · Genesis 36:6–7 · Mark 6:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.