Genesis 25:24
in Genesis 25When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
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ASV
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
KJV
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
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This verse in Genesis 25
Commentary
5 notes on this verse"And her days were fulfilled," the text says, "that she should give birth, and there were twins in her womb." This statement, that is, "her days were fulfilled that she should give birth," is almost never written except of holy women. For this is said of this Rebekah and of Elizabeth the mother of John and of Mary the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. Whence a birth of this kind seems to me to show something extraordinary and beyond other human beings. The fulfillment of the days seems to indicate the birth of perfect offspring.
This site's exposition
there were indeed twins in her womb
on Genesis 25:24-26
Genesis reports twins twice, here and at the birth of Tamar's sons in chapter 38, and both times the expected order is overturned. Esau comes out red and covered with hair. The second comes out gripping the heel, and Esau throws that name back at him at 27:36.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled,.... The nine months were up from the time of her conception; or, as the Targum of Jonathan, when the two hundred and seventy days she went with child were completed: behold, there were twins in her womb; as was perceived by the midwife; a double mercy was granted, more given than asked for; probably only one child was asked for, but two given.
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled,.... The nine months were up from the time of her conception; or, as the Targum of Jonathan, when the two hundred and seventy days she went with child were completed: behold, there were twins in her womb; as was perceived by the midwife; a double mercy was granted, more given than asked for; probably only one child was asked for, but two given.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
There were twins - תומם thomim, from which comes Thomas, properly interpreted by the word Διδυμος, Didymus, which signifies a twin; so the first person who was called Thomas or Didymus, we may take for granted, had this name from the circumstance of his being a twin.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ | vaiyimleu | and they were completed | H4390 → | 249 times |
| יָמֶ֖יהָ | yameiha | days her | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לָלֶ֑דֶת | laledet | to give birth | H3205 → | 496 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֥ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| תוֹמִ֖ם | tomim | twins | H8380 → | |
| בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃ | bevitnah | [were] in womb her | H990 → | 72 times |
וַיִּמְלְא֥וּand they were completed
vaiyimleuH4390 →249 times
יָמֶ֖יהָdays her
yameihaH3117 →2304 times
לָלֶ֑דֶתto give birth
laledetH3205 →496 times
וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
תוֹמִ֖םtwins
tomimH8380 →
בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃[were] in womb her
bevitnahH990 →72 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 12.3.