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and Esau came in from the field, and he <i>was</i> weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jacob had cooked a stew <i>one day,</i> Esau came in from the field and he was exhausted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jacob had cooked stew. And Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jacob had cooked [reddish-brown lentil] stew [one day], when Esau came from the field and was famished;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />One day, when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home hungry <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Once, Jacob was preparing a meal when Esau, exhausted, came in from outdoors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />One day while Jacob was cooking some bean soup, Esau came in from hunting. He was hungry <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau happened to come in from being outdoors, and he was feeling famished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now Jacob cooked some stew, and when Esau came in from the open fields, he was famished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now Jacob was cooking stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob boils stew, and Esau comes in from the field, and he [is] weary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he is weary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will boil a boiling, and Esau will come from the country, and he faint.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob boiled Pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob boiled a small meal. Esau, when he had arrived weary from the field,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Once, when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob cooked pottage, and behold, his brother Esau came in from the field, and he was very hungry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv boiled stew, and behold, Esau his brother came from the field and he was famished:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob sod pottage; and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/25-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5974" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/25.htm">Esau Sells His Birthright</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">One day, while Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/2102.htm" title="2102: way·yā·zeḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or ziyd; a primitive root; to seethe; figuratively, to be insolent.">was cooking</a> <a href="/hebrew/5138.htm" title="5138: nā·zîḏ (N-ms) -- Something sodden or boiled, pottage. From zuwd; something boiled, i.e. Soup.">some stew,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5889.htm" title="5889: ‘ā·yêp̄ (Adj-ms) -- Faint, weary. From ayeph; languid.">was famished.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16</a></span><br />See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10-13</a></span><br />Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-36.htm">Genesis 27:36</a></span><br />So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Genesis 27:30-34</a></span><br />As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt. / He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.” / But his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41</a></span><br />Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-3</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a></span><br />When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Genesis 28:6-9</a></span><br />Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” / and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram. / And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">Genesis 32:3</a></span><br />Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-1.htm">Genesis 33:1-4</a></span><br />Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. / He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear. / But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/36-1.htm">Genesis 36:1-8</a></span><br />This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). / Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, / and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-12</a></span><br />Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-34.htm">1 Chronicles 1:34</a></span><br />Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a></span><br />If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24-31</a></span><br />Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food. / Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. / And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Judges 8:4,5</a></b></br> And Gideon came to Jordan, <i>and</i> passed over, he, and the three hundred men that <i>were</i> with him, faint, yet pursuing <i>them</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-28.htm">1 Samuel 14:28,31</a></b></br> Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed <i>be</i> the man that eateth <i>any</i> food this day. And the people were faint… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm">Proverbs 13:25</a></b></br> The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Boiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-24.htm">Boiling</a> <a href="/luke/24-42.htm">Cooked</a> <a href="/john/21-9.htm">Cooking</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Country</a> <a href="/john/13-26.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-21.htm">Famished</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/24-65.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/genesis/24-54.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Need</a> <a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Once</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Open</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Pottage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">Sod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Soup</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Stew</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/12-9.htm">Boiled</a> <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Boiling</a> <a href="/genesis/40-17.htm">Cooked</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-9.htm">Cooking</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Famished</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/29-2.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Need</a> <a href="/genesis/27-43.htm">Once</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Pottage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">Sod</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Soup</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Stew</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-1.htm">The sons of Abraham by Keturah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-5.htm">The division of his goods.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-7.htm">His age, death, and burial.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">God blesses Isaac.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">The generations of Ishmael.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">His age and death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-19.htm">Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-22.htm">The children strive in her womb.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-24.htm">The birth of Esau and Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Their different characters and pursuits.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Esau sells his birthright.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This scene sets the stage for a pivotal moment in their relationship. Cooking stew suggests a settled, pastoral life, which aligns with Jacob's character as a "quiet man, dwelling in tents" (<a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Genesis 25:27</a>). The act of cooking can symbolize preparation and foresight, traits that Jacob exhibits throughout his life. This moment foreshadows the significant exchange that will occur, highlighting Jacob's cunning nature.<p><b>Esau came in from the field</b><br>Esau, the elder twin, is characterized by his skills as a hunter and his connection to the outdoors. His return from the field indicates his active, labor-intensive lifestyle. The field represents the world and its pursuits, which can be seen as a metaphor for Esau's focus on immediate, physical needs over spiritual or long-term considerations. This moment underscores the contrast between Esau's impulsive nature and Jacob's strategic thinking. The field also connects to the broader biblical theme of labor and toil, reminiscent of the curse in <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a>.<p><b>and was famished</b><br>Esau's physical hunger is a critical element in this narrative, as it drives the subsequent exchange of his birthright for a meal. This hunger symbolizes a deeper spiritual emptiness and lack of discernment. In biblical terms, famished can represent a state of spiritual need or desperation, as seen in other scriptures where physical hunger parallels spiritual longing (e.g., <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a>). Esau's prioritization of immediate gratification over his birthright reflects a broader biblical warning against valuing temporal desires over eternal blessings, as later emphasized in <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, known for his cunning and desire for the birthright.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, a skilled hunter who is impulsive and driven by immediate needs.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/birthright.htm">Birthright</a></b><br>A significant inheritance and blessing traditionally given to the firstborn son, including leadership of the family and a double portion of the inheritance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lentil_stew.htm">Lentil Stew</a></b><br>The meal Jacob prepared, which Esau desired, leading to the exchange of his birthright.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/field.htm">Field</a></b><br>The place where Esau was coming from, likely tired and hungry from hunting.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_spiritual_inheritance.htm">Value of Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>The birthright represents spiritual blessings and responsibilities. We should value our spiritual inheritance in Christ and not trade it for temporary satisfaction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_impulsiveness.htm">Consequences of Impulsiveness</a></b><br>Esau's decision to sell his birthright for a meal illustrates the dangers of impulsive decisions. We must consider the long-term consequences of our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_immediate_gratification.htm">Prioritizing Immediate Gratification</a></b><br>Esau's choice shows the folly of prioritizing immediate gratification over lasting blessings. Christians are called to live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_responsibility.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God’s sovereign plan unfolds, human choices have real consequences. We are responsible for our decisions and their impact on our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-control_as_a_virtue.htm">Self-Control as a Virtue</a></b><br>Practicing self-control is crucial in maintaining our spiritual integrity and making wise decisions that honor God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob_and_esau_reconcile_quickly.htm">How could Jacob and Esau reconcile so suddenly in Genesis 33:4 after years of hostility, and is there historical evidence for Esau’s 400 men? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jacob's_pride_important.htm">What is the significance of Jacob's pride?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_paul_the_apostle_jewish.htm">What is Edom's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob's_biblical_life_unfold.htm">How did Jacob's life unfold in biblical narratives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29, 30) <span class= "bld">Jacob sod pottage.</span>--The diverse occupations of the two youths led, in course of time, to an act fatal to Esau's character and well-being. Coming home one day weary, and fainting with hunger, he found Jacob preparing a pottage of lentils. No sooner did the savoury smell reach him than he cried out in haste, "Let me swallow, I pray, of the red, this red." The verb expresses extreme eagerness, and he adds no noun whatever, but points to the steaming dish. And Jacob, seeing his brother's greediness and ravenous hunger, refuses to give him food until he has parted with the high and sacred prerogative which made him the inheritor of the Divine promise.<p><span class= "bld">Therefore was his name called Edom.</span>--Esau may have been called Edom, that is, <span class= "ital">Rufus, </span>the red one, before, but after this act it ceased to be a mere allusive by name, and became his ordinary appellation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob sod pottage</span>: - literally, <span class="accented">cooked something cooked</span>; <span class="greek">ἔψησε δὲ</span> <span class="greek">Ἱακὼβ ἕψημα</span> (LXX.); prepared boiled food, of lentils (<span class="accented">vide</span> on ver. 34) - <span class="cmt_word">and Esau came from the field, and he was faint</span> - exhausted, the term being used of one who is both wearied and languishing (cf. <a href="/job/22-7.htm">Job 22:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2</a>; <a href="/proverbs/25-25.htm">Proverbs 25:25</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/25-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">One day, while Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was cooking</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥זֶד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·zeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2102.htm">Strong's 2102: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil up, seethe, act proudly or presumptuously or rebelliously</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some stew,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָזִ֑יד</span> <span class="translit">(nā·zîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5138.htm">Strong's 5138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something sodden or boiled, pottage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esau</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂ֛ו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came in</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the field</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְה֥וּא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was famished.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָיֵֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·yêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5889.htm">Strong's 5889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Faint, weary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">OT Law: Genesis 25:29 Jacob boiled stew (Gen. 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