23 And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the elder shall serve the younger. 24 And the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she had twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, hairy all over like a skin; and she called his name Esau. 26 And after this came forth his brother, and his hand took hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebecca bore them. 27 And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebecca loved Jacob. 29 And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom. 31 And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright [belong] to me? 33 And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of lentils; and he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his birthright.

23 καὶ εἶπε Κύριος αὐτῇ· δύο ἔθνη ἐν γαστρί σου εἰσί, καὶ δύο λαοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας σου διασταλήσονται· καὶ λαὸς λαοῦ ὑπερέξει, καὶ ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῷ ἐλάσσονι. 24 καὶ ἐπληρώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν, καὶ τῇδε ἦν δίδυμα ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ αὐτῆς. 25 ἐξῆλθε δὲ ὁ πρωτότοκος πυρράκης, ὅλος ὡσεὶ δορὰ δασύς· ἐπωνόμασε δὲ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ῾Ησαῦ. 26 καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἐξῆλθεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ ἐπειλημμένη τῆς πτέρνης ῾Ησαῦ· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ᾿Ιακώβ. ᾿Ισαὰκ δὲ ἦν ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα, ὅτε ἔτεκεν αὐτοὺς Ρεβέκκα. 27 Ηὐξήθησαν δὲ οἱ νεανίσκοι, καὶ ἦν ῾Ησαῦ ἄνθρωπος εἰδὼς κυνηγεῖν, ἄγροικος, ᾿Ιακὼβ δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἄπλαστος, οἰκῶν οἰκίαν. 28 ἠγάπησε δὲ ᾿Ισαὰκ τὸν ῾Ησαῦ, ὅτι ἡ θήρα αὐτοῦ βρῶσις αὐτῷ· Ρεβέκκα δὲ ἠγάπα τὸν ᾿Ιακώβ. 29 ἥψησε δὲ ᾿Ιακὼβ ἕψημα· ἦλθε δὲ ῾Ησαῦ ἐκ τοῦ πεδίου ἐκλείπων, 30 καὶ εἶπεν ῾Ησαῦ τῷ ᾿Ιακώβ· γεῦσόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑψήματος τοῦ πυρροῦ τούτου, ὅτι ἐκλείπω. διὰ τοῦτο ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ᾿Εδώμ. 31 εἶπε δὲ ᾿Ιακὼβ τῷ ῾Ησαῦ· ἀπόδου μοι σήμερον τὰ πρωτοτόκιά σου ἐμοί. 32 καὶ εἶπεν ῾Ησαῦ· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πορεύομαι τελευτᾶν, καὶ ἵνα τί μοι ταῦτα τὰ πρωτοτόκια; 33 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ᾿Ιακώβ· ὄμοσόν μοι σήμερον. καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ· ἀπέδοτο δὲ ῾Ησαῦ τὰ πρωτοτόκια τῷ ᾿Ιακώβ. 34 ᾿Ιακὼβ δὲ ἔδωκε τῷ ῾Ησαῦ ἄρτον καὶ ἕψημα φακοῦ, καὶ ἔφαγε καὶ ἔπιε καὶ ἀναστὰς ᾤχετο· καὶ ἐφαύλισεν ῾Ησαῦ τὰ πρωτοτόκια.