Topic
Morsel
1 passage cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- Hebrews 12:16ISBE
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
mor'-sel (brosis): Found only in Heb 12:16 the King James Version, "For one morsel of meat (the Revised Version (British and American) "mess of meat") sold his birthright," literally, "for one eating," i.e. one meal. The Great Bible (Cranmer's) has "for one mease of meat."
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.