Genesis 25
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Genesis 25:22-26

22But the childrenH1121 struggledH7533 together withinH7130 her; and she saidH559, “IfH518 it is soH3651, whyH4100 am I in this condition?” So she wentH1980 to 1inquireH1875 of the LordH3068. 23And the LordH3068 saidH559 to her, “2TwoH8147 nationsH1471 are in your wombH990; 3And twoH8147 peoplesH3816 will be separatedH6504 from your bodyH4578; And one peopleH3816 will beH553 strongerH553 thanH4480 the otherH3816; And 4the olderH7227 will serveH5647 the youngerH6810.” 24When her daysH3117 leading to the deliveryH3205 were atH4390 anH4390 endH4390, beholdH2009, there were twinsH8420 in her wombH990. 25Now the firstH7223 cameH3318 outH3318 redH132, 5allH3605 over like a hairyH8181 garmentH155; and they namedH7121H8034 him EsauH6215. 26AfterwardH310 his brotherH251 cameH3318 outH3318 with 6his handH3027 holdingH270 on to Esau’sH6215 heelH6119, so 7he was namedH7121H8034 8JacobH3290; and IsaacH3327 was 9sixtyH8346 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when she gaveH3205 birthH3205 to them.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 25:22 1 Sam 9:9; 10:22 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 25:23 Gen 17:4-6, 16; Num 20:14; Deut 2:4, 8 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 25:23 Gen 27:29 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 25:23 Gen 27:40; Mal 1:2, 3; Rom 9:12 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 25:25 Gen 27:11 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 25:26 Hos 12:3 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 25:26 Gen 27:36 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 25:26 I.e., one who takes by the heel or supplants ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 25:26 Gen 25:20 ↩

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