The Meaning of Genesis 25:24 Explained

Genesis 25:24

KJV: And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

YLT: And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins are in her womb;

Darby: And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

ASV: And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when her days  to be delivered  were fulfilled,  behold, [there were] twins  in her womb. 

What does Genesis 25:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 25:19-34 - Jacob And Esau, Twin Brothers
In the thought of that age, the birthright carried with it the spiritual leadership of the tribe. To be the priest of the family, to stand between the Most High and the rest of the household, to receive divine communications and execute the divine will, and to be in the direct line of the Messiah-such were some of the privileges that gathered around this position. They were nought in Esau's estimation, and he was quite content to part with all they implied, if only he might have the immediate gratification of appetite. The steaming fragrance of the lentil pottage was sweet in the nostrils of the hungry hunter. We have all passed through such an experience. On the one hand, our self-respect, our true advantage, our God; on the other, passionate desire crying, "Give, give." In days and hours like that, beware: for you may say a word or do an act that shall determine your future, and, like Esau, you will find no loophole for altering the cast of the die. See Hebrews 12:16. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 25

1  The sons of Abraham by Keturah
5  The division of his goods
7  His age, death, and burial
11  God blesses Isaac
12  The generations of Ishmael
17  His age and death
19  Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren
22  The children strive in her womb
24  The birth of Esau and Jacob
27  Their different characters and pursuits
29  Esau sells his birthright

What do the individual words in Genesis 25:24 mean?

So when were fulfilled her days to give birth and indeed [there were] twins in her womb
וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ יָמֶ֖יהָ לָלֶ֑דֶת וְהִנֵּ֥ה תוֹמִ֖ם בְּבִטְנָֽהּ

וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ  So  when  were  fulfilled 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
יָמֶ֖יהָ  her  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
לָלֶ֑דֶת  to  give  birth 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
וְהִנֵּ֥ה  and  indeed  [there  were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
תוֹמִ֖ם  twins 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: תְּאֹומִים 
Sense: twin.
בְּבִטְנָֽהּ  in  her  womb 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בֶּטֶן  
Sense: belly, womb, body.

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