Genesis 25:22
King James Version (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.
In context
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 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.
23 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.
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Genesis 25:22 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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 World English Bible
- The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is like this, why do I live?” She went to inquire of the LORD.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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,
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, 'If [it is] right — why [am] I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah.
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the children struggled together within her: and she said, If it is so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.