Genesis 25:33
Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.This verse in the real world
In what words
- בְּכוֹרָהbᵉkôwrâhthe firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
- מָכַרmâkarto sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively
- שָׁבַעshâbaʻto seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- יוֹםyôwma day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.