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Genesis 25:19-24

19And these arethe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327:

20And Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he tookבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328the Syrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761of Padan–aramמִפַּדַּ֖ןmi.pa.DanH6307,the sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269to Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837the Syrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761.

21And Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327intreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068forלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, because she wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135:and the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was intreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, and Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22And the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121struggled togetherוַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּvai.yit.ro.tza.TzuH7533within herבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130;and she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, If it be so, why amI thusזֶּ֖הzehH2088?And she wentH3212to enquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471arein thy wombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990,and two mannerוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147of peopleלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816shall be separatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504from thy bowelsמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhH4578; and the onepeopleוּלְאֹם֙u.le.'OmH3816shall be strongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553than the otherpeopleמִלְאֹ֣םmil.'OmH3816;and the elderוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227shall serveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647the youngerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.

24And when her daysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117to be deliveredלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205were fulfilledוַיִּמְלְא֥וּvai.yim.le.'UH4390, behold, there weretwinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380in her wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

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