Genesis 25:32New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die; so of what [use] then is the birthright to me?”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die. And what profit shall the birthright do to me?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birth-right bring to me?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and of what use can the birthright be to me?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And Esau said, Here am, I, on the point of dying,—wherefore, then, should I, have, a birthright?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Esau saith, 'Lo, I am going to die, and what is this to me—birthright?'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And Esau sayd, Lo, I am almost dead, what is then this birthright to me?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright doe to me?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point of death; and what profit shall a birthright be to me?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright [belong] to me?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Esaw said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? |
And
`Ëŝäw
עֵשָׂו
6215 {6215} Primeעֵשָׂו`Esav{ay-sawv'}
Apparently a form of the passive participle of H6213 in the original sense of handling; rough (that is, sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.
said,
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
Behold,
x2009 (2009) Complementהִנֵּהhinneh{hin-nay'}
Prolonged for H2005; lo!.
I
x595 (0595) Complementאָנֹכִי'anokiy{aw-no-kee'}
A primitive pronoun; I.
[ am] at the point
1980 {1980} Primeהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
to die:
4191 {4191} Primeמָמוֹתmuwth{mooth}
A primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively to kill.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
and what profit
x4100 (4100) Complementמָּהmah{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
shall this
x2088 (2088) Complementזֶהzeh{zeh}
A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.
birthright
1062 {1062} Primeבְּכוֹרָהb@kowrah{bek-o-raw'}
Feminine of H1060; the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture.
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Genesis 25:32
_ _ Esau said ... I am at the point to die — that is, I am running daily risk of my life; and of what use will the birthright be to me: so he despised or cared little about it, in comparison with gratifying his appetite — he threw away his religious privileges for a trifle; and thence he is styled “a profane person” (Hebrews 12:16; also Job 31:7, Job 31:16; Job 6:13; Philippians 3:19). “There was never any meat, except the forbidden fruit, so dear bought, as this broth of Jacob” [Bishop Hall]. |
Genesis 25:32
And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what (k) profit shall this birthright do to me?
(k) The reprobate do not value God's benefits unless they feel them presently, and therefore they prefer present pleasures. |
- at the point to die:
- Heb. going to die
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- and what:
Job 21:15 What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job 22:17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
Job 34:9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Malachi 3:14 Ye have said, It [is] vain to serve God: and what profit [is it] that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
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- birthright:
Exodus 22:9 For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
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