Romans 9:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`The greater shall serve the less;'

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 25:22-23 : 22 and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, `If `it is' right -- why `am' I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah. 23 And Jehovah saith to her, `Two nations `are' in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the `one' people than the `other' people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.'
  • 2 Sam 8:14 : 14 and he putteth in Edom garrisons -- in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.
  • 1 Kgs 22:47 : 47 and there is no king in Edom; he set up a king.

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    13according as it hath been written, `Jacob I did love, and Esau I did hate.'

    14What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness `is' with God? let it not be!

  • Rom 9:7-11
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    7nor because they are seed of Abraham `are' all children, but -- `in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

    8that is, the children of the flesh -- these `are' not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

    9for the word of promise `is' this; `According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'

    10And not only `so', but also Rebecca, having conceived by one -- Isaac our father --

    11(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

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    22and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, `If `it is' right -- why `am' I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah.

    23And Jehovah saith to her, `Two nations `are' in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the `one' people than the `other' people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.'

    24And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins `are' in her womb;

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    18of whom it was said -- `In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

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    15and Rebekah taketh the desirable garments of Esau her elder son, which `are' with her in the house, and doth put on Jacob her younger son;

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    34And Abraham begetteth Isaac. Sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

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    29peoples serve thee, and nations bow themselves to thee, be thou mighty over thy brethren, and the sons of thy mother bow themselves to thee; those who curse thee `are' cursed, and those who bless thee `are' blessed.'

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    20By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;

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    40and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'

    41And Esau hateth Jacob, because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau saith in his heart, `The days of mourning `for' my father draw near, and I slay Jacob my brother.'

    42And the words of Esau her elder son are declared to Rebekah, and she sendeth and calleth for Jacob her younger son, and saith unto him, `Lo, Esau thy brother is comforting himself in regard to thee -- to slay thee;

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    26and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac `is' a son of sixty years in her bearing them.

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    37And Isaac answereth and saith to Esau, `Lo, a mighty one have I set him over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and `with' corn and wine have I sustained him; and for thee now, what shall I do, my son?'

  • Gen 29:26
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    26And Laban saith, `It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

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    6and Rebekah hath spoken unto Jacob her son, saying, `Lo, I have heard thy father speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying,

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    10and she saith to Abraham, `Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.'

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    22for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,

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    28and Isaac loveth Esau, for `his' hunting `is' in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.

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    30A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

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    18And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'

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    2for Judah hath been mighty over his brother, and for leader above him, and the birthright `is' to Joseph.

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    16And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder `is' Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

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    9And these `are' births of Esau, father of Edom, in mount Seir.

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    2I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, `In what hast Thou loved us?'

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    33and Jacob saith, `Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob;

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    12and God saith unto Abraham, `Let it not be wrong in thine eyes because of the youth, and because of thy handmaid: all that Sarah saith unto thee -- hearken to her voice, for in Isaac is a seed called to thee.

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    3In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,

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    31and Jacob saith, `Sell to-day thy birthright to me.'

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    25and saith: `Cursed `is' Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'