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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Jacob Jacob Noun H3290 וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב ve·ya·'a·kov
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gave add Verb H5414 נָתַ֣ן na·tan
Esau Esau Noun H6215 לְעֵשָׂ֗ו le·'e·sav
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bread bread Noun H3899 לֶ֚חֶם le·chem
of lentiles lentile Noun H5742 עֲדָשִׁ֔ים a·da·shim,
and pottage pottage Noun H5138 וּנְזִ֣יד u·ne·zid
and he did eat burn up Verb H398 וַיֹּ֣אכַל vai·yo·chal
and drink assuredly Verb H8354 וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ vai·ye·she·te,
and rose up abide Verb H6965 וַיָּ֖קָם vai·ya·kam
and went along Verb H1980 וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ vai·ye·lach;
thus Esau Esau Noun H6215 עֵשָׂ֖ו e·sav
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despised despise Verb H959 וַיִּ֥בֶז vai·yi·vez
[his] birthright birthright Noun H1062 הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ hab·be·cho·rah.

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Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

Jacob

Jacob, the son of Isaac, and twin to Esau. Jacob [N] [B] [H] [S] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, ( Genesis 25:26 ;  27:36 ;  Hosea 12:2-4 ), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty-nine years old. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, an... View Details

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; lentil stew; and he did eat ate and drink, drank, and rose up, and went on his way: thus way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; lentil stew; and he did eat ate and drink, drank, and rose up, and went on his way: thus way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.