Genesis 25:33
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
יוֹם
yôwm
a 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 asso...
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
מָכַר
mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
בְּכוֹרָה
bᵉkôwrâh
the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
Key Terms in This Verse
בְּכוֹרָה bᵉkôwrâh
the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
Study H1062 →שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →מָכַר mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
Study H4376 →יוֹם yôwm
a 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)
Study H3117 →Cross References
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his 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 ...
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit