Genesis 25:33
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.”
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““Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Jacob saith, `Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 25:33 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 14:22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
- Genesis 24:3and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
- Genesis 27:36So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
- Genesis 36:6Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
- Mark 6:23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
- Hebrews 6:16Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- Hebrews 12:16See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).