Genesis 25:31 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.”

Genesis 25:31 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 25:317 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

מִכְרָהmiḵərāhSell

כַיּוֹםḵaywōmLike day

אֶתʾet—

בְּכֹרָתְךָbəḵōrātəḵāFirstling

לִיlîTo

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

מִכְרָהmiḵərāhSell

כַיּוֹםḵaywōmLike day

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּכֹרָתְךָbəḵōrātəḵāFirstling

לִיlîTo

Explore community notes on Genesis 25:31

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion