Genesis 25:21 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 25:21

Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

BSB

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ASV

And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

KJV

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

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife - Isaac and Rebekah had now lived nineteen years together without having a child; for he was forty years old when he married Rebekah, Gen 25:20, and he was threescore years of age when Jacob and Esau were born, Gen 25:26. Hence it is evident they had lived nineteen years together without having a child. The form of the original in this place is worthy of notice: Isaac entreated Jehovah, לנכח אשתו lenochach ishto, directly, purposely, especially, for his wife.

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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife - Though God had promised to multiply his family, he prayed for it; for God's promises must not supersede but encourage our prayers, and be improved as the ground of our faith. Though he had prayed for this mercy many years, and it was not granted, yet he did not leave off praying for it.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Isaac was forty years old when he was married; though he was an only son, and the person from whom the promised seed was to come, yet he made no haste to marry.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The Jews have a tradition that Isaac, at length, took his wife with him to mount Moriah, where God had promised that he would multiply Abraham's seed ( ch. xxii. 17 ), and there, in his prayer with her and for her, pleaded the promise made in that very place. God heard his prayer, and was entreated of him.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֶּעְתַּ֨ר	vai.ye'.Tar	and he prayed	H6279 →
יִצְחָ֤ק	yitz.Chak	Isaac	H3327 →
לַֽיהוָה֙	la.Yah.weh	to Yahweh	H3068 →
לְנֹ֣כַח	le.No.khach	to before	H5227 →
אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ	'ish.To	wife his	H802 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
עֲקָרָ֖ה	'a.ka.Rah	[was] barren	H6135 →
הִ֑וא	hi'	she	H1931 →
וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר	vai.ye.'A.ter	and he was entreated	H6279 →
לוֹ֙	lo	by <the> him
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַתַּ֖הַר	va.Ta.har	and she conceived	H2029 →
רִבְקָ֥ה	riv.Kah	Rebekah	H7259 →
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃	'ish.To	wife his	H802 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezra 8:23
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
leads to
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 7:7–8
  Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:21
  So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
- Acts 10:31
  and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
- Psalms 113:9
  He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
Through
1 Chronicles 5:20
And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God,…
leads to
- Psalms 22:4–5
  In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
- Psalms 9:10
  Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Through
Isaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
leads to
- Psalms 50:15
  Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis