KJV King James Version
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
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Genesis 25:20
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
WEB World English Bible
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
ASV American Standard Version
and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Isaac is a son of forty years in his taking Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean, from Padan-Aram, sister of Laban the Aramaean, to him for a wife.
Surrounding context — Genesis 25
17 And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that [is] before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: [and] he died in the presence of all his brethren.
19 And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If [it be] so, why [am] I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
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וַיְהִ֤יH1961 · ha.yahto beיִצְחָק֙H3327 · yits.chaqIsaacבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאַרְבָּעִ֣יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]רִבְקָ֗הH7259 · riv.qahRebekahבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterבְּתוּאֵל֙H1328 · be.tu.elBethuelהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יH761 · a.ram.miArameanמִפַּדַּ֖ןH6307 · pad.danPaddanאֲרָ֑םH758 · a.ramAramאֲח֛וֹתH269 · a.chotsisterלָבָ֥ןH3837 · la.vanLabanהָאֲרַמִּ֖יH761 · a.ram.miArameanל֥וֹH9033 · ohimלְאִשָּֽׁה׃H802 · ish.shahwoman
Cross-references
Genesis 24:29And Rebekah had a brother, and his name [was] Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.Genesis 24:67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s [death].Genesis 22:23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.Genesis 31:24And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.Deuteronomy 26:5And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:Genesis 31:18And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.Genesis 31:20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.Genesis 28:5-6And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.Genesis 35:9And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.Luke 4:27And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
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