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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
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…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 25:19-34
- LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן padān, Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי ‛êśâv, ‘Esaw,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 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…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
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…
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