New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 25:19-24

19Now theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the records ofthe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327;

20and Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he tookבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theArameanהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761of Paddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֖ןmi.pa.DanH6307, thesisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269of Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theArameanהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761,to be his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

21Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327prayedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068on behalfלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588she was barrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135; andthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279him and Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22But the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121struggledוַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּvai.yit.ro.tza.TzuH7533together withinבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130her; and she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it is soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100then am I this way?”So she wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980toinquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471are in your wombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990;And twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147peoplesלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816will be separatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504from your bodyמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhH4578;And one peopleוּלְאֹם֙u.le.'OmH3816shall be strongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553thanH4480the otherמִלְאֹ֣םmil.'OmH3816; Andthe olderוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227shall serveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647the youngerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.”

24When her daysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117to be deliveredלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205were fulfilledוַיִּמְלְא֥וּvai.yim.le.'UH4390,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,there were twinsH8420in her wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

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