The Meaning of Genesis 25:29 Explained

Genesis 25:29

KJV: And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

YLT: And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he is weary;

Darby: And Jacob had cooked a dish; and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.

ASV: And Jacob boiled pottage. And Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jacob  sod  pottage:  and Esau  came  from the field,  and he [was] faint: 

What does Genesis 25:29 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 25:19-34 - Jacob And Esau, Twin Brothers
In the thought of that age, the birthright carried with it the spiritual leadership of the tribe. To be the priest of the family, to stand between the Most High and the rest of the household, to receive divine communications and execute the divine will, and to be in the direct line of the Messiah-such were some of the privileges that gathered around this position. They were nought in Esau's estimation, and he was quite content to part with all they implied, if only he might have the immediate gratification of appetite. The steaming fragrance of the lentil pottage was sweet in the nostrils of the hungry hunter. We have all passed through such an experience. On the one hand, our self-respect, our true advantage, our God; on the other, passionate desire crying, "Give, give." In days and hours like that, beware: for you may say a word or do an act that shall determine your future, and, like Esau, you will find no loophole for altering the cast of the die. See Hebrews 12:16. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 25

1  The sons of Abraham by Keturah
5  The division of his goods
7  His age, death, and burial
11  God blesses Isaac
12  The generations of Ishmael
17  His age and death
19  Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren
22  The children strive in her womb
24  The birth of Esau and Jacob
27  Their different characters and pursuits
29  Esau sells his birthright

What do the individual words in Genesis 25:29 mean?

And cooked Jacob a stew and came in Esau from the field and he [was] weary
וַיָּ֥זֶד יַעֲקֹ֖ב נָזִ֑יד וַיָּבֹ֥א עֵשָׂ֛ו מִן־ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְה֥וּא עָיֵֽף

וַיָּ֥זֶד  And  cooked 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: זִיד  
Sense: to boil, boil up, seethe, act proudly, act presumptuously, act rebelliously, be presumptuous, be arrogant, be rebelliously proud.
יַעֲקֹ֖ב  Jacob 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
נָזִ֑יד  a  stew 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָזִיד  
Sense: boiled food, soup, pottage, thing sodden or boiled.
וַיָּבֹ֥א  and  came  in 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
עֵשָׂ֛ו  Esau 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשָׂו  
Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
וְה֥וּא  and  he 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
עָיֵֽף  [was]  weary 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָיֵף  
Sense: faint, exhausted, weary.

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