Genesis 25:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Genesis 25:22 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 25:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is like this, why do I live?” She went to inquire of Yahweh.”
Genesis 25:22 — World English Bible
Genesis 25:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah. ”
Genesis 25:22 — American Standard Version
Genesis 25:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, `If <FI>it is<Fi> right--why <FI>am<Fi> I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah.”
Genesis 25:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 25:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If [it be] so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of Jehovah. ”
Genesis 25:22 — Darby Translation
Genesis 25:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the children stroue together within her: therefore shee sayde, Seeing it is so, why am I thus? wherefore she went to aske the Lord.”
Genesis 25:22 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 25:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the children struggled together within her; and she said, "If so, why then am I like this?" And she went to inquire of the Lord.”
Genesis 25:22 — The Living Sword
Genesis 25:22 in Context — Genesis 25
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan–aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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.
23 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.
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
What Does Genesis 25:22 Mean?
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