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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.”

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.

KJV

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.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לָ֗הּLahto <the> her
שְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeitwoH8147 →
גוֹיִם֙go.yimnationsH1471 →
בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.Nekh[are] in womb yourH990 →
וּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.Neiand twoH8147 →
לְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimpeoplesH3816 →
מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhfrom inward parts yourH4578 →
יִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duthey will separateH6504 →
וּלְאֹם֙u.le.'Omand a peopleH3816 →
מִלְאֹ֣םmil.'Ommore than a peopleH3816 →
יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.Matzit will be strongH553 →
וְרַ֖בve.Ravand [the] great [one]H7227 →
יַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.Vodit will serveH5647 →
צָעִֽיר׃tza.'Ir[the] young [one]H6810 →

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Romans 9:10–13Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.Malachi 1:2–5“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,1 Chronicles 18:13He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.Genesis 17:16And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”Ezekiel 25:12–14This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”Psalms 60:8–9Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”Isaiah 34:1–17Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.Obadiah 1:1–16This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—Amos 1:11–12This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.Numbers 20:14From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,Jeremiah 49:7–22Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?Psalms 83:5–15For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—Genesis 36:31These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:2 Chronicles 25:11–12Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,

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