And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
WEB
“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
YLT
and Jacob saith, `Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob;
DBT
And Jacob said, Swear unto me now. And he swore unto him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)