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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 25:23Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 25:2317 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָ֜הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
לָ֗/הּlāh
pron
שְׁנֵ֤יšənēy
twoadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
גייםgyym
GentilenounH1471
heathen · nation · people
גוֹיִם֙gwōyim
GentilenounH1471
heathen · nation · people
בְּ/בִטְנֵ֔/ךְbəbiṭənēkə
are in womb yourpronH990
body · as they be born · within · womb
וּ/שְׁנֵ֣יwšənēy
and twoconjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
לְאֻמִּ֔יםləʾumiym
peoplesnounH3816
people
מִ/מֵּעַ֖יִ/ךְmimēʿayikə
from inward parts yourpronH4578
bowels · heart · womb
יִפָּרֵ֑דוּyipārēdw
they will separateverbH6504
divide · be out of joint · part · scatter ···
וּ/לְאֹם֙wləʾōm
and a peopleconjH3816
people
מִ/לְאֹ֣םmiləʾōm
more than a peoplepronH3816
people
יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץyeʾĕmāṣ
it will be strongverbH553
be courageous (of good courage · stedfastly minded · strong · stronger) ···
וְ/רַ֖בwərab
and the great oneconjH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
יַעֲבֹ֥דyaʿăbōd
it will serveverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
צָעִֽירṣāʿiyr
the young oneadjH6810
little · small · young(-er · -est)
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Adam SmithNote2mo ago
The Older Will Serve the Younger
Before Jacob and Esau are even born, God tells Rebekah that the older will serve the younger. This prophecy reverses all cultural expectation - the firstborn's birthright is supposed to matter most. ...
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