Genesis 25:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ יָמֶ֖יהָ לָלֶ֑דֶת וְהִנֵּ֥ה תוֹמִ֖ם בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

wə-yimləʾû yāmeyhā lā-leḏet wə-hinnēh tômim bə-ḇiṭnāh

Grammar Details

*wə-yimləʾû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and were fulfilled
*yāmeyhā*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her days
*lā-leḏet*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to give birth
*wə-hinnēh*: waw conjunction + interjection - and behold
*tômim*: noun, masculine plural - twins
*bə-ḇiṭnāh*: preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her womb

Word Meanings

*wə-yimləʾû* *yāmeyhā*: her days were fulfilled/her time was completed
*lā-leḏet*: to give birth/for delivering

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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