Genesis 25:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 25:23 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָ֗הּ
שְׁנֵ֤י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
גיים
gôwy
H1471
nation
גוֹיִם֙
gôwy
H1471
nation
בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְ
beṭen
H990
belly
וּשְׁנֵ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
לְאֻמִּ֔ים
lᵉʼôm
H3816
people
מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ
mêʻeh
H4578
bowels
יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ
pârad
H6504
to divide
וּלְאֹם֙
lᵉʼôm
H3816
people
מִלְאֹ֣ם
lᵉʼôm
H3816
people
יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץ
ʼâmats
H553
to be strong
וְרַ֖ב
rab
H7227
many
יַעֲבֹ֥ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
צָעִֽיר
tsâʻîyr
H6810
little
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to her, “Two nations inside your womb, and two peoples will be divided from inside your womb. And one people will be stronger than the other people, and the older will serve the younger.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).