Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But the children struggled in her womb, and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord. A. 2168. B.C. 1836. enquire. 1 Samuel 9:9 Now in time past in Israel, when a man went to consult God, he spoke thus: Come, let us go to the seer. For he that is now called a prophet, in time past was called a seer. 1 Samuel 10:22 And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home. 1 Samuel 22:15 Did I begin to day to consult the Lord for him? far be this from me: let not the king suspect such a thing against his servant, or any one in all my father's house: for thy servant knew nothing of this matter, either little or great. 1 Samuel 28:6 And he consulted the Lord, and he answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets. 1 Samuel 30:8 And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey. Ezekiel 20:31 And you defile yourselves with all your idols unto this day, in the offering of your gifts, when you make your children pass through the fire: and shall I answer you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not answer you. Ezekiel 36:37 Thus saith the Lord God: Moreover in this shall the house of Israel find me, that I will do it for them: I will multiply them as a flock of men, Context Jacob and Esau…21And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive. 22But the children struggled in her womb, and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord.23And he answering, said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.… Cross References 1 Samuel 9:9 Now in time past in Israel, when a man went to consult God, he spoke thus: Come, let us go to the seer. For he that is now called a prophet, in time past was called a seer. 1 Samuel 10:22 And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home. Lexicon But the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ (hab·bā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son inside her בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ (bə·qir·bāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7130: The nearest part, the center struggled with each other, וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ (way·yiṯ·rō·ṣă·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7533: To crack in pieces and she said, וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Why לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is this זֶּ֖ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that happening to me?” אָנֹ֑כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 595: I So [Rebekah] went וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to inquire לִדְרֹ֥שׁ (liḏ·rōš) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship of the LORD, יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Additional Translations But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,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. And the children struggled together within her. And she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah. And the babes leaped within her; and she said, If it will be so with me, why is this to me? And she went to enquire of the Lord. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If [it be] so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of Jehovah. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of the LORD. And the children struggled together within her: and she said, If it is so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD. The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh. and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, 'If it is right -- why am I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah. 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