And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 25:31 · retained source text
And Iacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
KJV dictionary & concordance
birthright
Meaning of “birthright”
A right, privilege, or inheritance belonging to a person by birth, especially to the firstborn.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
10 occurrences9 verses3 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 25:31
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Every verse containing “birthright”
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 25:32 · retained source text
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright doe to me?
1611 marginal noteHebr. going to die.
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 25:33 · retained source text
And Iacob said, Sweare to mee this day: and he sware to him: and he sold his birthright vnto Iacob.
1611 marginal noteHebr. 12.16.
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 25:34 · retained source text
Then Iacob gaue Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eate and drinke, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 27:36 · retained source text
And he said, Is not he rightly naned Iacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: hee tooke away my birthright, and behold, now he hath taken away my blessing: and hee said, Hast thou not reserued a blessing for mee?
1611 marginal noteThat is, A supplanter.
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 43:33 · retained source text
And they sate before him, the first borne according to his birthright, and the yongest according to his youth: and the men marueiled one at another.
NOW the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 5:1 · retained source text
¶ Now the sonnes of Reuben the first borne of Israel, (for hee was the first borne, but, forasmuch as he defiled his fathers bed, his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel: and the genealogie is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
1611 marginal noteGen. 35.22. and 49.4.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 5:2 · retained source text
For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the chiefe rulers, but the birthright was Iosephs.
1611 marginal noteOr, Prince.
1611 marginal noteGen. 49.9,10.
1611 marginal noteMich. 5.2. matth. 2.6.
1611 marginal noteGen. 49.26.
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 12:16 · retained source text
Lest there bee any fornicatour, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsell of meat sold his birthright.
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Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗A right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth.