Genesis 25:23

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Bible > Genesis > Chapter 25 > Verse 23

Genesis 25:23


← Genesis 25:22 Genesis 25:23 (KJV) Genesis 25:24 →
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto her, TwoH8147 nationsH1471 are in thy wombH990, and two mannerH8147 of peopleH3816 shall be separatedH6504 from thy bowelsH4578; and the one peopleH3816 shall be strongerH553 than the other peopleH3816; and the elderH7227 shall serveH5647 the youngerH6810.


Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לָהּ שְׁנֵי [גֹיִים כ] (גֹויִם ק) בְּבִטְנֵךְ וּשְׁנֵי לְאֻמִּים מִמֵּעַיִךְ יִפָּרֵדוּ וּלְאֹם מִלְאֹם יֶאֱמָץ וְרַב יַעֲבֹד צָעִיר׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר
va/i.Yo.mer H559 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he said
יְהוָ֜ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
לָ֗/הּ
La/h HR/Sp3fs to (the)/ her
שְׁנֵ֤י
she.Nei H8147 HAcmdc two
[גיים כ] (גוֹיִם֙ ק)
[gôwy כ] (go.yim ק) H1471 כ HNcmpa (nations ק)
בְּ/בִטְנֵ֔/ךְ
be./vit.Ne/kh H990 HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs (are) in/ womb/ your
וּ/שְׁנֵ֣י
u./she.Nei H8147 HC/Acmdc and/ two
לְאֻמִּ֔ים
le.'u.Mim H3816 HNcmpa peoples
מִ/מֵּעַ֖יִ/ךְ
mi./me.'A.yi/kh H4578 HR/Ncmpc/Sp2fs from/ inward parts/ your
יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ
yi.pa.Re.du H6504 HVNi3mp they will separate
וּ/לְאֹם֙
u./le.'Om H3816 HC/Ncmsa and/ a people
מִ/לְאֹ֣ם
mi/l.'Om H3816 HR/Ncmsa more than/ a people
יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץ
ye.'e.Matz H553 HVqi3ms it will be strong
וְ/רַ֖ב
ve./Rav H7227 HC/Aamsa and/ (the) great (one)
יַעֲבֹ֥ד
ya.'a.Vod H5647 HVqi3ms it will serve
צָעִֽיר
tza.'Ir H6810 HAamsa (the) young (one)
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
  • H553 — אָמַץ (ʼâmats, aw-mats'): a primitive root; to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage); confirm, be courageous (of good courage, stedfastly minded, strong, stronger), establish, fortify, harden, increase, prevail, strengthen (self), make strong (obstinate, speed).
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H990 — בֶּטֶן (beṭen, beh'-ten): from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything; belly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.
  • H1471 — גּוֹי (gôwy, go'-ee): rarely (shortened) גֹּי (gôy); apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (gêvâh) H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H3816 — לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm, leh-ome'): or לְאוֹם (lᵉʼôwm); from an unused root meaning to gather; a community; nation, people.
  • H4578 — מֵעֶה (mêʻeh, may-aw'): from an unused root probably meaning to be soft; used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively); belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.
  • H5647 — עָבַד (ʻâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.; [idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
  • H6504 — פָּרַד (pârad, paw-rad'): a primitive root; to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself); disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.
  • H6810 — צָעִיר (tsâʻîyr, tsaw-eer'): or צָעוֹר (tsâʻôwr); from צָעַר (tsâʻar) H6819; little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble; least, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).
  • H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב (râbab) H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
  • H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי (shênîy) H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם (shᵉttayim); two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
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