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Genesis 25:22

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And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.	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.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the children^H1121 struggled together^H7533 within her^H7130; and she said^H559, If it be so, why am I thus^H2088? And she went^H3212 to enquire^H1875 of the LORD^H3068.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּתְרֹצֲצוּ הַבָּנִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ וַתֹּאמֶר אִם־כֵּן לָמָּה זֶּה אָנֹכִי וַתֵּלֶךְ לִדְרֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ	va/i.yit.ro.tza.Tzu	H7533	HC/Vrw3mp	and/ they struggled together
הַ/בָּנִים֙	ha./ba.Nim	H1121	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ children
בְּ/קִרְבָּ֔/הּ	be./kir.Ba/h	H7130	HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs	in/ inward part(s)/ her
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר	va./To.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ she said
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	if
כֵּ֔ן	Ken	H3651	HTm	thus
לָ֥/מָּה	La./mah	H4100	HR/Ti	(to)/ why?
זֶּ֖ה	zeh	H2088	HPdxms	this
אָנֹ֑כִי	'a.No.khi	H595	HPp1cs	(am) I
וַ/תֵּ֖לֶךְ	va./Te.lekh	H3212	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ she went
לִ/דְרֹ֥שׁ	li/d.Rosh	H1875	HR/Vqc	to/ consult
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יְהוָֽה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1875 — דָּרַשׁ (dârash, daw-rash'): a primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship; ask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.
• H2088 — זֶה (zeh, zeh): a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זֹאת, זֹה, זוֹ, זוּ.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H7130 — קֶרֶב (qereb, keh'-reb): from קָרַב; properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition); [idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] within self.
• H7533 — רָצַץ (râtsats, raw-tsats'): a primitive root; to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively; break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
• H595 — אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy, aw-no-kee'): sometimes, aw-no'-kee; a primitive pronoun; I; I, me, [idiom] which.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
• H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• inquire — 1 Samuel 9:9, 1 Samuel 10:22, 1 Samuel 22:15, 1 Samuel 28:6, 1 Samuel 30:8, Ezekiel 20:31, Ezekiel 36:37

Reciprocal references (5): Genesis 27:29, Judges 6:13, Luke 1:41, John 1:13, Romans 9:12

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: GUIDANCE
• Nave’s: ESAU, ISAAC, PRAYER, REBEKAH (REBECCA)

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