{
"verseID": "Genesis.25.23",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לָ֗הּ שְׁנֵ֤י *גיים **גוֹיִם֙ בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְ וּשְׁנֵ֣י לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ וּלְאֹם֙ מִלְאֹ֣ם יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץ וְרַ֖ב יַעֲבֹ֥ד צָעִֽיר׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *yhwh* *lāh* *šənê* *gôyim* *bə-ḇiṭnēḵ* *û-šənê* *ləʾummîm* *mi-mēʿayiḵ* *yippārēḏû* *û-ləʾōm* *mi-ləʾōm* *yeʾĕmāṣ* *wə-raḇ* *yaʿăḇōḏ* *ṣāʿîr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*yhwh*": "divine name - YHWH",
"*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*šənê*": "numeral, masculine dual construct - two of",
"*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations",
"*bə-ḇiṭnēḵ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - in your womb",
"*û-šənê*": "waw conjunction + numeral, masculine dual construct - and two of",
"*ləʾummîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples",
"*mi-mēʿayiḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - from your bowels",
"*yippārēḏû*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - will be separated",
"*û-ləʾōm*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and people",
"*mi-ləʾōm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than people",
"*yeʾĕmāṣ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be stronger",
"*wə-raḇ*": "waw conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and greater",
"*yaʿăḇōḏ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will serve",
"*ṣāʿîr*": "adjective, masculine singular - younger"
},
"variants": {
"*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*ləʾummîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes",
"*yippārēḏû*": "will be separated/will be divided/will part",
"*yeʾĕmāṣ*": "will be stronger/will prevail/will overpower",
"*wə-raḇ* *yaʿăḇōḏ* *ṣāʿîr*": "and the older will serve the younger/and the greater will serve the lesser"
}
}