birthright And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy {birthright}. birthright And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this {birthright} do to me? birthright And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his {birthright} unto Jacob. birthright Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised [his] {birthright}. birthright And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my {birthright}; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? birthright And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his {birthright}, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. birthright <1CH5 -1> Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his {birthright} was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. birthright <1CH5 -1> Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned af ter the {birthright}. birthright <1CH5 -2> For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the {birthright} [was] Joseph's:) birthright Lest there be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his {birthright}. ~~~~~~