Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” New Living Translation And the LORD told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.” English Standard Version And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” Berean Standard Bible and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version And the LORD said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.” New American Standard Bible And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people will be stronger than the other; And the older will serve the younger.” NASB 1995 The LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger.” NASB 1977 And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples shall be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger.” Legacy Standard Bible And Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger.” Amplified Bible The LORD said to her, “[The founders of] two nations are in your womb; And the separation of two nations has begun in your body; The one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger.” Christian Standard Bible And the LORD said to her: Two nations are in your womb; two peoples will come from you and be separated. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger. Holman Christian Standard Bible And the LORD said to her: Two nations are in your womb; two people will come from you and be separated. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger. American Standard Version And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And LORD JEHOVAH said to her: “Two peoples are in your womb, and two nations shall be separated from your womb, and one nation shall be stronger than the other nation, and the greater shall be subject to the lesser.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the elder shall serve the younger. Contemporary English Version and he told her: "Your two sons will become two separate nations. The younger of the two will be stronger, and the older son will be his servant." Douay-Rheims Bible And he answering said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger. English Revised Version And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated even from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD said to her, "Two countries are in your womb. Two nations will go their separate ways from birth. One nation will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." Good News Translation The LORD said to her, "Two nations are within you; You will give birth to two rival peoples. One will be stronger than the other; The older will serve the younger." International Standard Version "Two nations are in your womb," the LORD responded, "and two separate people will emerge. One people will be the stronger, and the older one will serve the younger." JPS Tanakh 1917 And the LORD said unto her: Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger. Literal Standard Version And YHWH says to her, “Two nations [are] in your womb, and two peoples from your bowels are parted; and the [one] people is stronger than the [other] people; and the older serves the younger.” Majority Standard Bible and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” New American Bible and the LORD answered her: Two nations are in your womb, two peoples are separating while still within you; But one will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger. NET Bible and the LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from within you. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." New Revised Standard Version And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples born of you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger.” New Heart English Bible And he said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger." Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD said to 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. World English Bible Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.” Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah saith to her, 'Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the one people than the other people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob and Esau…22But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD, 23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” 24When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.… Cross References Romans 9:12 not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, "The older will serve the younger." Genesis 17:4 "As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. Genesis 17:16 And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her." Genesis 25:24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. Genesis 27:29 May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed." Genesis 27:33 Isaac began to tremble violently and said, "Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him--and indeed, he will be blessed!" Genesis 27:40 You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck." Treasury of Scripture And the LORD said to her, Two nations are in your womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from your bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. Two nations. Genesis 17:16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. two manner. Genesis 25:27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. Genesis 32:6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. Genesis 33:3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. the elder. Genesis 27:29,40 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee… 2 Samuel 8:14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 1 Kings 22:47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. Jump to Previous Birth Body Born Bowels Divided Elder Manner Nations Older Parted Peoples Separated Servant Serve Stronger Within Womb YoungerJump to Next Birth Body Born Bowels Divided Elder Manner Nations Older Parted Peoples Separated Servant Serve Stronger Within Womb YoungerGenesis 25 1. The sons of Abraham by Keturah.5. The division of his goods. 7. His age, death, and burial. 11. God blesses Isaac. 12. The generations of Ishmael. 17. His age and death. 19. Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren. 22. The children strive in her womb. 24. The birth of Esau and Jacob. 27. Their different characters and pursuits. 29. Esau sells his birthright. (23) And the Lord said unto her.--Not by the mouth of Abraham, nor in a dream, but directly, as He spake of old to Adam and Eve. We read of no appearance, as in Genesis 17:1, nor must we invent one. The manner in which Jehovah thus spake has not been revealed, and it is enough for us to know that Jehovah did speak of old to men. The answer is in the form of poverty:-- "Two nations are in thy womb; And two peoples from thy bowels shall be separated; And people shall be mightier than people; And the great shall serve the small." The second line shows that even in their earliest childhood her sons would be unlike in character and unfriendly in disposition; upon this follows their development into hostile nations, and the prediction that the son who started with the advantages of the birthright, the stronger physical nature, and superior strength in men and arms (Genesis 32:6), would, nevertheless, finally hold the inferior position. There can be no doubt that the secondary cause of the vaster development of Jacob was his being placed by Joseph in the fruitful Delta, where the Israelites were constantly joined by a stream of Semitic immigrants, whose movement towards Egypt is a perfectly authenticated fact of the history of those times. (See Genesis 12:15.) . . . Verse 23. - And the Lord said unto her, - in a dream (Havernick), a form of revelation peculiar to primitive times (Genesis 15:1; Genesis 20:6; Genesis 28:12; Genesis 37:5; 90:5; 91:1; 96:2; cf. Job 4:13; Job 33:15); but whether communicated directly to herself, or spoken through the medium of a prophet, the Divine response to her interrogation assumed an antistrophic and poetical form, in which she was informed that her unborn sons were to be the founders of two mighty nations, who, "unequal in power, should be divided rivalry and antagonism from their youth" - Two nations are in thy womb (i.e. the ancestors and founders of two nations, vie., the Israelites and Idumeans), and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; - literally, and two peoples from thy bowels (or womb) are separated, i.e. proceeding from thy womb, they shall be divided from and against each other - and the one people shall be stronger than the other people (literally, and people shall be stronger than people, i.e. the one shall prevail over the other); and the elder shall serve the younger - i.e. the descendants of the elder shall be subject to those of the younger. Vide inspired comments on this oracle in Malachi 1:2, 3 and Romans 9:12-33.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and [He]יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel declared לָ֗הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew to her: וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Two שְׁנֵ֤י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) nations גוֹיִם֙ (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts are in your womb, בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְ (bə·ḇiṭ·nêḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything and two וּשְׁנֵ֣י (ū·šə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) peoples לְאֻמִּ֔ים (lə·’um·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3816: A community from within you מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ (mim·mê·‘a·yiḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart will be separated; יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ (yip·pā·rê·ḏū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6504: To break through, spread, separate one people וּלְאֹם֙ (ū·lə·’ōm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3816: A community will be stronger יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץ (ye·’ĕ·māṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert than the other, מִלְאֹ֣ם (mil·’ōm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3816: A community and the older וְרַ֖ב (wə·raḇ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great will serve יַעֲבֹ֥ד (ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave the younger.” צָעִֽיר׃ (ṣā·‘îr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6810: Little, insignificant, young Links Genesis 25:23 NIVGenesis 25:23 NLT Genesis 25:23 ESV Genesis 25:23 NASB Genesis 25:23 KJV Genesis 25:23 BibleApps.com Genesis 25:23 Biblia Paralela Genesis 25:23 Chinese Bible Genesis 25:23 French Bible Genesis 25:23 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 25:23 Yahweh said to her Two nations (Gen. 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