Genesis 25:30

In 11 translations

BSB

He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)Edom means red.

KJV

And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.with…: Heb. with that red, with that red pottageEdom: that is Red

WEB

Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with some of that red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.“Edom” means “red”.

ASV

and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

LSV

and Esau says to Jacob, “Please let me eat some of this red-red thing, for I [am] weary”; therefore [one] has called his name Edom;

YLT

and Esau saith unto Jacob, 'Let me eat, I pray thee, some of this red red thing, for I [am] weary;' therefore hath [one] called his name Edom [Red];

DBY

And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with the red — the red thing there, for I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom.

DRC

Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.

GNV

Then Esau sayd to Iaakob, Let me eate, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am wearie. Therefore was his name called Edom.

JPS

And Esau said to Jacob: 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red pottage; for I am faint.' Therefore was his name called Edom.

LXXE

And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי נָא֙ מִן־הָאָדֹ֤ם הָאָדֹם֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֥י עָיֵ֖ף אָנֹ֑כִי עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱדֽוֹם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἡσαῦ τῷ Ἰακὼβ, γεῦσόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑψήματος πυῤῥου τούτου, ὅτι ἐκλείπω· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἐδώμ.

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• Genesis 36:43Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
• Deuteronomy 23:7Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
• Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
• Numbers 20:14–21From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The…
• 2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
• Genesis 36:1This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).
• Genesis 36:9This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.

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