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Genesis 25:21-26
American Standard Version
Genesis 25:21-26
American Standard Version
21 And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, [a]wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah. 23 And Jehovah said unto her,
Two nations are in thy womb,
And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels:
And the one people shall be stronger than the other people;
And the elder shall serve the younger.
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came forth [b]red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called [c]Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
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- Genesis 25:22 Or, wherefore am I thus?
- Genesis 25:25 Or, ruddy
- Genesis 25:26 That is, One that takes by the heel or supplants.
Genesis 25:21-26
New International Version
Genesis 25:21-26
New International Version
21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(A) The Lord answered his prayer,(B) 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.(C)
23 The Lord said to her,
“Two nations(D) are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.(E)”
24 When the time came for her to give birth,(F) there were twin boys in her womb.(G) 25 The first to come out was red,(H) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;(I) so they named him Esau.[a](J) 26 After this, his brother came out,(K) with his hand grasping Esau’s heel;(L) so he was named Jacob.[b](M) Isaac was sixty years old(N) when Rebekah gave birth to them.
Footnotes
- Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.
- Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
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