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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 1

יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 2

שְׁנֵ֤יshe.Neitwo

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 3

בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.Nekh[are] in womb your

Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: belly: womb

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 25:24, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 38:27, Numbers 5:22, Numbers 5:27, Deuteronomy 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0990H; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 4

וּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.Neiand two

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Acbdc (Acbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 5

לְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.Mimpeoples

Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: people

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2, Psalms 47:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 6

מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhfrom inward parts your

Lemma: מֵעֶה (me.eh) · Strong's: H4578

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: belly

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Numbers 5:22, Ruth 1:11, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 16:11, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4578; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 7

יִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duthey will separate

Lemma: פָּרַד (pa.rad) · Strong's: H6504

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to separate

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6504; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 8

וּלְאֹם֙u.le.'Omand a people

Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2, Psalms 47:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 9

מִלְאֹ֣םmil.'Ommore than a people

Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2, Psalms 47:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 10

יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.Matzit will be strong

Lemma: אָמֵץ (a.mats) · Strong's: H0553

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to strengthen

Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:30, Deuteronomy 3:28, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:7, Deuteronomy 31:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0553; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 11

וְרַ֖בve.Ravand [the] great [one]

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 26:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 12

יַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.Vodit will serve

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to serve

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 29:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 13

צָעִֽיר\׃tza.'Ir[the] young [one]

Lemma: צָעִיר (tsa.ir) · Strong's: H6810

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: little

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 29:26, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6810; TAHOT Genesis 25:23 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

and [He]	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
declared	→
to her	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
nations	→	H1471
are in your womb	→	בֶּ֫טֶן H0990H belly: womb
and two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
peoples	→	לְאֹם H3816 people
from within you	→	מֵעֶה H4578 belly
will be separated	→	פָּרַד H6504 to separate
one people	→	לְאֹם H3816 people
will be stronger	→	אָמֵץ H0553 to strengthen
than the other	→	לְאֹם H3816 people
and the older	→	רַב H7227A many
will serve	→	עָבַד H5647G to serve
the younger	→	צָעִיר H6810 little

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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