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Berean Standard Bible

“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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Rebekah, married to Isaac after years of barrenness, is now expecting and feels the babies struggling inside her. Troubled, she asks the Lord what is happening.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y respondióle Jehová: Dos gentes hay en tu seno, y dos pueblos serán divididos desde tus entrañas: y el un pueblo será más fuerte que el otro pueblo, y el mayor servirá al menor.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y Dios le dijo: «En tu vientre hay dos naciones; dos pueblos divididos desde antes de nacer. Uno será más fuerte que el otro, y el mayor servirá al menor».

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