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Genesis 25

Gen. 25:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Isaac
Yitschaq (Hebrew #3327)
laughter (i.e. mochery); Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
KJV usage: Isaac. Compare 3446.
Pronounce: yits-khawk'
Origin: from 6711
entreated
`athar (Hebrew #6279)
to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
KJV usage: intreat, (make) pray(-er).
Pronounce: aw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root (rather denominative from 6281)
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
g for
nokach (Hebrew #5227)
properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of
KJV usage: (over) against, before, direct(-ly), for, right (on).
Pronounce: no'-kakh
Origin: from the same as 5226
his wife
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
, because she was barren
`aqar (Hebrew #6135)
sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)
KJV usage: (X male or female) barren (woman).
Pronounce: aw-kawr'
Origin: from 6131
: and the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
was entreated
`athar (Hebrew #6279)
to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
KJV usage: intreat, (make) pray(-er).
Pronounce: aw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root (rather denominative from 6281)
ofh him, and Rebekah
Ribqah (Hebrew #7259)
fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac
KJV usage: Rebekah.
Pronounce: rib-kaw'
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock
his wife
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
conceived
harah (Hebrew #2029)
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.
Pronounce: haw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
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A.M. 2167.
B.C. 1837.
intreated.
1 Sam. 1:11,27• 11And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man child, then I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
27For this boy I prayed; and Jehovah has granted me my petition which I asked of him.
(1 Sam. 1:11,27)
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Psa. 50:15• 15And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)
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Psa. 65:2• 2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. (Psa. 65:2)
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Psa. 91:15• 15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. (Psa. 91:15)
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Isa. 45:11• 11Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me. (Isa. 45:11)
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Isa. 58:9• 9Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and the unjust speech, (Isa. 58:9)
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Isa. 65:24• 24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear. (Isa. 65:24)
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Luke 1:13• 13But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. (Luke 1:13)
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Gen. 11:30• 30And Sarai was barren: she had no child. (Gen. 11:30)
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Gen. 15:2‑3• 2And Abram said, Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me? seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus.
3And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.
(Gen. 15:2‑3)
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Gen. 16:2• 2And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, Jehovah has shut me up, that I do not bear. Go in, I pray thee, to my maidservant: it may be that I shall be built up by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. (Gen. 16:2)
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Gen. 17:16‑19• 16And I will bless her, and I will give thee a son also of her; and I will bless her, and she shall become nations: kings of peoples shall be of her.
17And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
18And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall indeed bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
(Gen. 17:16‑19)
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1 Sam. 1:2• 2And he had two wives: the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. (1 Sam. 1:2)
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Luke 1:7• 7And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years. (Luke 1:7)
and the.
and Rebekah.
 From the barren woman-for all must be grace and divine power-spring two, in whom election, not only in the grace of calling, but in sovereignty and in contrast with works, is brought out. (Genesis 25 by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren; and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived.