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Genesis 25:33

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יַעֲקֹ֗בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.הִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhishaveahswearשָׁבַעverb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “swear”, a commandH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.לִּי֙litoלִּי֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toכַּיּ֔וֹםkayomas as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvayishavaand swearשָׁבַעconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and swear”, the next action in the storyH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvayimkorand sellמָכַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and sell”, the next action in the storyH4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)[idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּכֹרָת֖וֹbekhoratvobirthrightבְּכוֹרָהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “birthright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1062the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniturebirthright, firstborn(-ling).לְיַעֲקֹֽבleyaaqovto Jacobיַעֲקֹבpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jacob said: 'Swear to me first'; and he swore unto him; and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jacob saith, 'Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob;

World English Bible

Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.

Darby Translation

And Jacob said, Swear unto me now. And he swore unto him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.

Douay-Rheims

Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jacob said: 'Swear to me first'; and he swore unto him; and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἰακὼβ, ὄμοσόν μοι σήμερον· καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ· ἀπέδοτο δὲ Ἡσαῦ τὰ πρωτοτόκια τῷ Ἰακώβ.