Genesis 25:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 25:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ
râtsats
H7533
to crush
הַבָּנִים֙
bên
H1121
son
בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ
qereb
H7130
midst
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
כֵּ֔ן
kên
H3651
thus
לָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
אָנֹ֑כִי
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לִדְרֹ֥שׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the children struggled against each other inside her, so she said, “Why so? Why I this?” And she went to inquire of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).