Genesis 25:22-26
King James Version
22 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.
23 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.
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
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Genesis 25:22-26
New King James Version
22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” (A)So she went to inquire of the Lord.
23 And the Lord said to her:
(B)“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than (C)the other,
(D)And the older shall serve the younger.”
24 So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red. He was (E)like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name [a]Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out, and (F)his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so (G)his name was called [b]Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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- Genesis 25:25 Lit. Hairy
- Genesis 25:26 Supplanter or Deceitful, lit. One Who Takes the Heel
Genesis 25:22-26
New American Standard Bible
22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is so, why am I in this condition?” So she went to (A)inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her,
“(B)Two nations are in your womb;
(C)And two peoples will be separated from your body;
And one people will be stronger than the other;
And (D)the older will serve the younger.”
24 When her days leading to the delivery were at an end, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 Now the first came out red, (E)all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with (F)his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so (G)he was named [a]Jacob; and Isaac was (H)sixty years old when she gave birth to them.
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- Genesis 25:26 I.e., one who takes by the heel or supplants
Genesis 25:22-26
English Standard Version
22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?”[a] So she went (A)to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her,
(B)“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you[b] shall be divided;
(C)the one shall be stronger than the other,
(D)the older shall serve the younger.”
24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, (E)all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with (F)his hand holding Esau's heel, so (G)his name was called Jacob.[c] Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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- Genesis 25:22 Or why do I live?
- Genesis 25:23 Or from birth
- Genesis 25:26 Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats
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