KJV:
And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
NASB:
But Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright."
KJV:
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
NASB:
Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?"
KJV:
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
NASB:
And Jacob said, "First swear to me"; so he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
KJV:
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.
NASB:
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and rose and went on his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
KJV:
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
NASB:
Then he said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing." And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"
KJV:
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
NASB:
Now they were seated before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
KJV:
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
NASB:
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.
KJV:
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
NASB:
Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
KJV:
Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
NASB:
and bring to the house of our God the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks as it is written in the law, for the priests who are ministering in the house of our God.