World English Bible
"The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh."
— Genesis 25:22, World English Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“But the children struggled inside her, and she said,“Why is this happening to me?” So she asked the LORD,”
“But the children struggled in her womb, and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord.”
“And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord.”
“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.”
This is the history of the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.
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.
Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh.
Yahweh 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."
When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.