pottage

基本解釋

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.
以掃對(duì)雅各說，我累昏了，求你把這紅湯給我喝。因此以掃又叫以東（以東就是紅的意思）。
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy?
說，若有人用衣襟兜聖肉，這衣襟挨著餅，或湯，或酒，或油，或別的食物，便算爲(wèi)聖嗎。
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.
25：34 於是雅各將餅和紅豆湯給了以掃，以掃喫了喝了，便起來走了。這就是以掃輕看了他長(zhǎng)子的名分。

Voters have thrice said no to this mess of pottage.
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