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33 Jacob said, “Make a pledge to me now.”

So he made a pledge to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. [a] 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.

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  1. Genesis 25:34 cf. Heb. 12:16.

33 But Jacob said, “Swear(A) to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright(B) to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew.(C) He ate and drank, and then got up and left.

So Esau despised his birthright.

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