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Genesis 25:22 KJV
Genesis · chapter 25 · verse 22
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.Genesis 25:22 · King James Version
Genesis 25:22 in context
20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23And 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.
24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- togetherrâtsatsto crack in pieces, literally or figurativelyH7533 →
- enquiredârashproperly, to tread or frequentH1875 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- thuszehthe masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088 →
- wentyâlakto walkH3212 →
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We have here an account of the birth of Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah: their entrance into the world was (which is not usual) one of the most considerable parts of their story; nor is much related concerning Isaac but what had reference to his father while he lived and to his sons afterwards.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-28