God & Savior

Genesis 25:23

and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
Genesis 25:23
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לָ֗הּ שְׁנֵ֤י גוֹיִם֙ בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְ וּשְׁנֵ֣י לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ וּלְאֹם֙ מִלְאֹ֣ם יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץ וְרַ֖ב יַעֲבֹ֥ד צָעִֽיר׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. לָ֗הּLah“to <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  4. שְׁנֵ֤יshe.Nei“two”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  5. גוֹיִם֙go.yim“nations”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.Nekh“[are] in womb your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from בֶּ֫טֶן · “womb” · Strong's H0990H
  7. וּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.Nei“and two”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  8. לְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.Mim“peoples”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from לְאֹם · “people” · Strong's H3816
  9. מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikh“from inward parts your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from מֵעֶה · “belly” · Strong's H4578
  10. יִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.du“they will separate”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּרַד · “to separate” · Strong's H6504
  11. וּלְאֹם֙u.le.'Om“and a people”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לְאֹם · “people” · Strong's H3816
  12. מִלְאֹ֣םmil.'Om“more than a people”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לְאֹם · “people” · Strong's H3816
  13. יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.Matz“it will be strong”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמֵץ · “to strengthen” · Strong's H0553
  14. וְרַ֖בve.Rav“and [the] great [one]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  15. יַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.Vod“it will serve”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַד · “serve[someone]” · Strong's H5647G
  16. צָעִֽיר׃tza.'Ir“[the] young [one]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צָעִיר · “little” · Strong's H6810
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)