Genesis 25:30

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (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.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom.

Webster's Revision

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.

World English Bible

Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.

English Revised Version (ERV)

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.

Definitions for Genesis 25:30

Pottage - Any boiled dish or food.

Clarke's Genesis 25:30 Bible Commentary

I am faint - It appears from the whole of this transaction, that Esau was so completely exhausted by fatigue that he must have perished had he not obtained some immediate refreshment. He had been either hunting or laboring in the field, and was now returning for the purpose of getting some food, but had been so exhausted that his strength utterly failed before he had time to make the necessary preparations.

Wesley's Genesis 25:30 Bible Commentary

25:30 Edom - That is, red.