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Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
Genesis 25:34
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב נָתַ֣ן לְעֵשָׂ֗ו לֶ֚חֶם וּנְזִ֣יד עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיִּ֥בֶז עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס

  1. וְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.Ko“and Jacob”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  2. נָתַ֣ןna.Tan“he gave”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  3. לְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.Sav“to Esau”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
  4. לֶ֚חֶםLe.chem“bread”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  5. וּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.Zid“and cooked food of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נָזִיד · “stew” · Strong's H5138
  6. עֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.Shim“lentils”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֲדָשָׁה · “lentil” · Strong's H5742
  7. וַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khal“and he ate”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  8. וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shet“and he drank”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
  9. וַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  10. וַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.Lakh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1980M
  11. וַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vez“and he despised”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּזָה · “to despise” · Strong's H0959
  12. עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.Sav“Esau”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.Rah“the birthright”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּכֹרָה · “birthright” · Strong's H1062
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)