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Genesis 25:29
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27 So the boys grew. And Esau was aa skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was ba mild man, cdwelling in tents.  
28 And Isaac loved Esau because he aate of his game, bbut Rebekah loved Jacob.  

Esau Sells His Birthright

29 Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.
30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called1 Edom.  
31 But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”
32 And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so awhat is this birthright to me?”  
33 Then Jacob said,1 “Swear to me as of this day.” So he swore to him, and asold his birthright to Jacob.  
34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then ahe ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau bdespised his birthright. 
Verse Comparison: Genesis 25:29

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

Amplified® Bible
Jacob was boiling pottage (lentil stew) one day, when Esau came from the field and was faint [with hunger].

Contemporary English Version
One day, Jacob was cooking some stew, when Esau came home hungry

Darby English Version
And Jacob had cooked a dish; and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.

Good News Bible
One day while Jacob was cooking some bean soup, Esau came in from hunting. He was hungry

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

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

New International Version
Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.

New King James Version
Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he became famished;

Revised Standard Version
Once when Jacob was boiling pottage, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.

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


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