Genesis 25:22
World English Bible (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.
In context
20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
21 Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. The LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is like this, why do I live?” She went to inquire of the LORD.
23 The LORD 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.”
24 When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Genesis 25:22 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.