Genesis 25:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Isaac{H3327} entreated{H6279} Jehovah{H3068} for{H5227} his wife,{H802} because she was barren:{H6135} and Jehovah{H3068} was entreated{H6279} of him, and Rebekah{H7259} his wife{H802} conceived.{H2029}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Isaac{H3327} intreated{H6279}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068} for{H5227} his wife{H802}, because she was barren{H6135}: and the LORD{H3068} was intreated{H6279}{(H8735)} of him, and Rebekah{H7259} his wife{H802} conceived{H2029}{(H8799)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Isaac made intercessio vnto ye LORde for his wife: because she was bare: and ye LORde was itreated of hi and Rebecca his wife coceaued:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Isaac besought the LORDE for his wyfe (because she was baren) and the LORDE was intreated, and Rebecca his wyfe conceaued.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Izhak prayed vuto the Lorde for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiued,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Isahac made intercession vnto the Lorde for his wyfe, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of hym, and Rebecca his wyfe conceaued.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she `is' barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 5:20 : 20 They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them because they cried out to God during the battle, and He answered their prayers since they trusted in Him.
  • 2 Chr 33:13 : 13 He prayed to Him, and the LORD was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea. He brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
  • Ezra 8:23 : 23 So we fasted and prayed to our God about this, and He answered our prayer.
  • Gen 11:30 : 30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.
  • Rom 9:10-12 : 10 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand, 12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, 'The older will serve the younger.'
  • Gen 15:2-3 : 2 Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" 3 And Abram said, "You have given me no children, so a servant in my household will be my heir."
  • Gen 16:2 : 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the LORD has prevented me from having children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." And Abram listened to Sarai's voice.
  • Gen 17:16-19 : 16 I will bless her and surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her. 17 Abraham fell facedown and laughed, saying to himself, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?" 18 And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under Your blessing!" 19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  • 1 Sam 1:2 : 2 He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other was Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 She made a vow, saying, 'LORD of Hosts, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your servant and remember me, and not forget Your servant, but give Your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.'
  • 1 Sam 1:27 : 27 I prayed for this boy, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him.
  • Ps 50:15 : 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.
  • Ps 65:2 : 2 Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion, and to you vows will be fulfilled.
  • Ps 91:15 : 15 He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
  • Ps 127:3 : 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward.
  • Ps 145:19 : 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
  • Prov 10:24 : 24 What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
  • Isa 45:11 : 11 This is what the LORD, the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says: ‘Concerning things to come, ask me, and concerning my children and the work of my hands, you command me?’
  • Isa 58:9 : 9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing finger, and malicious talk.
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  • Luke 1:7 : 7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 22 The children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, 'If it is like this, why is this happening to me?' So she went to inquire of the LORD.

  • Gen 25:19-20
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    19 This is the account of the family line of Isaac, the son of Abraham: Abraham fathered Isaac.

    20 Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.

  • Gen 20:17-18
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    17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could bear children again.

    18 For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  • 35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

  • Gen 26:6-8
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    6 So Isaac settled in Gerar.

    7 When the people of that place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "The men of this place might kill me because of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."

    8 After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out a window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah, his wife.

  • 10 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.

  • Gen 24:66-67
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    66 Then the servant recounted to Isaac everything he had done.

    67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

  • Gen 21:2-3
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    2 Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had promised him.

    3 Abraham named his son, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

  • 19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

  • 31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb, but Rachel remained barren.

  • 12 Isaac sowed seed in that land, and in that same year he reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him.

  • 5 Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

  • 22 Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.

  • 27 I prayed for this boy, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him.

  • 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the LORD has prevented me from having children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." And Abram listened to Sarai's voice.

  • 51 Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Let her become the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has spoken.

  • 30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.

  • 17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.

  • 15 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.

  • 2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, 'Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?'

  • 46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I am disgusted with my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these women from the land, what good is my life to me?'

  • 5 Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went out into the field to hunt game and bring it back,

  • 21 But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.

  • 25 So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.