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Genesis 25:22

But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
Genesis 25:22
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ הַבָּנִים֙ בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִם־כֵּ֔ן לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה אָנֹ֑כִי וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ לִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

  1. וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּvai.yit.ro.tza.Tzu“and they struggled together”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָצַץ · “to crush” · Strong's H7533
  2. הַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.Nim“the children”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  3. בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.Bah“in inward part[s] her”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קֶ֫רֶב · “among” · Strong's H7130G
  4. וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  6. כֵּ֔ןKen“thus”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  7. לָ֥מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”
    Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  8. זֶּ֖הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  9. אָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khi“[am] I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  10. וַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekh“and she went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  11. לִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.Rosh“to consult”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)