Genesis 25:23
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
עָבַד
To serve, to work, to worship. Abad. You shall worship the LORD your God and Him only shall you serve. Worship and service are the same word in Hebrew.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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גּוֹי
nations
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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צָעִיר
the young one
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צָעִיר
little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
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פָּרַד
they will separate
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פָּרַד
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
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שְׁנַיִם
two
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שְׁנַיִם
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
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לְאֹם
peoples
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לְאֹם
a community
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