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Genesis 25:32

American Standard Version

And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?

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Genesis 25:32 in other translations

Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”

Genesis 25:32 · World English Bible

Genesis 25:32 in context

  1. 30and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
  2. 31And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.
  3. 32And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?
  4. 33And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
  5. 34And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: so Esau despised his birthright.