KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 25:34 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Then Jacob” | וְיַֽעֲקֹ֞ב | Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch | Then Jacob |
| “gave” | נָתַ֣ן | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | gave |
| “Esau” | לְעֵשָׂ֗ו | Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity | Esau |
| “bread” | לֶ֚חֶם | Food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) | bread |
| “and pottage” | וּנְזִ֣יד | Something boiled, i.e., soup | pottage |
| “of lentiles;” | עֲדָשִׁ֔ים | A lentil | lentiles |
| “and he did eat” | וַיֹּ֣אכַל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | did eat |
| “and drink,” | וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ | To imbibe (literally or figuratively) | drink |
| “and rose up,” | וַיָּ֖קָם | To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) | rose up |
| “and went his way:” | וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | way |
| “thus Esau” | עֵשָׂ֖ו | Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity | thus Esau |
| “despised” | וַיִּ֥בֶז | To disesteem | despised |
| “his” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “birthright.” | הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ | The firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture | birthright |
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32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
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.
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