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Genesis 25:22

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20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

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.

But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,

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.”

24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

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BSB
But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
KJV
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
WEB
The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is like this, why do I live?” She went to inquire of the LORD.
ASV
And the children struggled together within her. And she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.
DARBY
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If [it be] so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.
BLB
And the children struggled together within her, and she said, “If so, why this I?” And she went to inquire of YHWH.
ÅB
Men fosterne støtte til hverandre i hennes liv; da sa hun: Er det slik, hvorfor skal jeg da være til? Og hun gikk for å spørre Herren.
OTB
Barna kjempet sammen i henne, og hun sa: "Hvis det er slik, hvorfor er jeg i denne tilstanden?" Så hun gikk for å spørre Herren.
B1930
Men fosterne støtte til hverandre i hennes liv; da sa hun: Er det således, hvorfor skal jeg da være til? Og hun gikk for å spørre Herren.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 9:9

    (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)

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  • 1 Samuel 28:6

    He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:8

    and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

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  • 1 Samuel 10:22

    So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

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  • Ezekiel 20:31

    When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!

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  • Ezekiel 36:37

    This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:15

    Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

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