Genesis 25:24
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Genesis 25:24 in other translations
| BSB | When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. |
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| WEB | When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. |
| ASV | And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. |
| YLT | And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins are in her womb; |
| DARBY | And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. |
| BBE | And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body. |
| Webster | And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. |
What does Genesis 25:24 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 25:19-26
Isaac seems not to have been much tried, but to have spent his days in quietness. Jacob and Esau were prayed for; their parents, after being long childless, obtained them by prayer. The fulfilment of God's promise is always sure, yet it is often slow. The faith of believers is tried, their patience exercised, and mercies long waited for are more welcome when they come. Isaac and Rebekah kept in view the promise of…
Genesis 25:24 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 25:23
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.
- Genesis 25:24
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
- Genesis 25:25
And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
Genesis 25:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como se cumplieron sus días para parir, he aquí mellizos en su vientre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les jours où elle devait enfanter s’accomplirent, et voici, il y avait des jumeaux dans son ventre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als ihre Tage erfüllt waren, daß sie gebären sollte, siehe, da waren Zwillinge in ihrem Leibe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Jam tempus pariendi advenerat, et ecce gemini in utero ejus reperti sunt. |