Genesis 25:34 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Genesis 25:34 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 25:3414 words

וְיַעֲקֹבwəyaʿăqōvAnd Jacob

נָתַןnātanGive

לְעֵשָׂוləʿēśāwTo Esav

לֶחֶםleḥemFood

וּנְזִידûnəzîdAnd boiled

עֲדָשִׁיםʿădāšîmLentil

וַיֹּאכַלwayōʾḵalAnd eat

וַיֵּשְׁתְּwayēšətəAnd imbibe

וַיָּקָםwayāqāmAnd rise

וַיֵּלַךְwayēlaḵəAnd walk

וַיִּבֶזwayivezAnd disesteem

עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav

אֶתʾet—

הַבְּכֹרָהhabəḵōrāhThe firstling

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

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