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Genesis 25:32

Genesis 25:32
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Esau said, behold, I am at the point to die,.... Or, "going to die" (y), going the way of all flesh; which he might say on account of the common frailty and mortality of man, and the brevity of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 25:19-34

- LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן padān, Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי ‛êśâv, ‘Esaw, “hairy, or made.” 26. יעקב ya‛ăqôb, Ja’aqob, “he shall take the heel.” 27. תם…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 25:29-34

We have here a bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the birthright, which was Esau's by providence but Jacob's by promise. It was a spiritual privilege, including the excellency of dignity and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

I am at the point to die Esau's words mean that he is dying of hunger, and has no thought of anything but the prospect of food. So LXX ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πορεύομαι τελευτᾶν, Lat. en morior. A more improbable…

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