Genesis 25:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 25:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 25:2317 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לָהּlāhTo
שְׁנֵיšənêTwo
גייםgyymNation
גוֹיִםgwōyimNation
בְּבִטְנֵךְbəviṭənēḵəIn belly
וּשְׁנֵיûšənêAnd two
לְאֻמִּיםləʾumîmCommunity
מִמֵּעַיִךְmimēʿayiḵəFrom intestines
יִפָּרֵדוּyipārēdûBreak through
וּלְאֹםûləʾōmAnd community
מִלְאֹםmiləʾōmFrom community
יֶאֱמָץyeʾĕmāṣBe alert
וְרַבwəravAnd abundant
יַעֲבֹדyaʿăvōdWork
צָעִירṣāʿîrLittle
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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