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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Yahweh to/for_her/it two nations[fn] in/on/at/with_womb_your and_two peoples from_within_you they_will_separate and_people than_people it_will_be_strong and_older it_will_serve [the]_young_[one].
25:23 Variant note: גיים: (x-qere) ’גוֹיִם֙’: lemma_1471 a n_1.2.0 morph_HNcmpa id_01eWf גוֹיִם֙
OET (OET-RV) and he responded,
⇔ “There’s two nations inside your womb—
⇔ two different peoples will come from within you.
⇔ One group will become stronger than the other,
⇔ and the older will serve the younger.”
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לָ֗הּ
and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=her/it
Alternate translation: “He answered her,”
שְׁנֵ֤י גוֹיִם֙ בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְ
two_of (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=her/it two_of nations in/on/at/with,womb,your and,two peoples from,within,you separated and,people than,people stronger and,older serve younger )
Many translations put Yahweh’s words in poetry format in this verse. If your translation team decides to do this, look at a Bible version that does this to know where to divide the clauses. Alternate translation: “Inside you are the ancestors of two people groups.” or “The two babies inside your womb will become the fathers of two nations.”
וּשְׁנֵ֣י לְאֻמִּ֔ים
and,two peoples
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “Those two people groups” or “Those two ancestors”
יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ
separated
Alternate translation: “will be hostile against each other” or “will be rivals”
מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ
from,within,you
Alternate translation: “starting now even while they are still inside you.”
25:23 rivals: Jacob and Esau fought in the womb, and their descendants (Israel and Edom) fought continuously throughout their history. In their many conflicts, Israel achieved supremacy over Edom.
• your older son will serve your younger son: God’s choice of the younger son over the elder ran against natural order (cp. 48:12-14; see Mal 1:1-3; Rom 9:11-16).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Yahweh to/for_her/it two nations[fn] in/on/at/with_womb_your and_two peoples from_within_you they_will_separate and_people than_people it_will_be_strong and_older it_will_serve [the]_young_[one].
25:23 Variant note: גיים: (x-qere) ’גוֹיִם֙’: lemma_1471 a n_1.2.0 morph_HNcmpa id_01eWf גוֹיִם֙
OET (OET-RV) and he responded,
⇔ “There’s two nations inside your womb—
⇔ two different peoples will come from within you.
⇔ One group will become stronger than the other,
⇔ and the older will serve the younger.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.