Genesis 25:33 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.”

Genesis 25:33 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 25:3311 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

הִשָּׁבְעָהhišāvəʿāhSeven

לִּיlîTo

כַּיּוֹםkaywōmLike day

וַיִּשָּׁבַעwayišāvaʿAnd seven

לוֹlwōTo

וַיִּמְכֹּרwayiməkōrAnd sell

אֶתʾet—

בְּכֹרָתוֹbəḵōrātwōFirstling

לְיַעֲקֹבləyaʿăqōvTo Jacob

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

הִשָּׁבְעָהhišāvəʿāhSeven

לִּיlîTo

כַּיּוֹםkaywōmLike day

וַיִּשָּׁבַעwayišāvaʿAnd seven

לוֹlwōTo

וַיִּמְכֹּרwayiməkōrAnd sell

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּכֹרָתוֹbəḵōrātwōFirstling

לְיַעֲקֹבləyaʿăqōvTo Jacob

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