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20 And Yitzchak was arba’im shanah when he took Rivkah as his wife, the bat Betuel the Aramean of Padan Aram, the achot Lavan the Aramean.

21 And Yitzchak davened to Hashem on behalf of his isha, because she was barren; and Hashem was entreated of him, and Rivkah his isha conceived.

22 And the banim struggled jostling within her; and she said, If it be well, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of Hashem.

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20 and Isaac was forty years old(A) when he married Rebekah(B) daughter of Bethuel(C) the Aramean from Paddan Aram[a](D) and sister of Laban(E) the Aramean.(F)

21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(G) The Lord answered his prayer,(H) and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:20 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia