Genesis 22:23

Genesis 22:23

 

 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

 

a. NLT: (Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) In addition to these eight sons from Milcah, [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

 

b. NIV: Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor. [THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.]

 

c. YLT: and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother; [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

 

d. Amplified Bible: Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

 

e. Septuagint: these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of Abraam.

 

f. Stone Edition Chumash: And Bethuel begot Rebecca. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE CHUMASH Copyright 1998, 2000 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ldt.]

 

1. And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

 

a. [And] Bethuel [Strong: 1328 Bᵉthûwʼêl, beth-oo-ale'; apparently from the same as H1326 and H410; destroyed of God; Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham, and of a place in Palestine:—Bethuel.

b. begot [Strong: 3205 yâlad, yaw-lad'; a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:—bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).]

 

c. Rebecca [Strong: 7259 Ribqâh, rib-kaw'; from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac:—Rebekah.]

d. these [Strong: 428 ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh; prolonged from H411; these or those:—an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).]

e. eight [Strong: 8083 shᵉmôneh, shem-o-neh'; or שְׁמוֹנֶה shᵉmôwneh; feminine שְׁמֹנָה shᵉmônâh; or שְׁמוֹנָה shᵉmôwnâh; apparently from H8082 through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth:—eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.]

f. Milcah [Strong: 4435 Milkâh, mil-kaw'; a form of H4436; queen; Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite:—Milcah.]

g. [did] bear [Strong: 3205 yâlad, yaw-lad'; a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:—bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).]

h. [to] Nahor [Strong: 5152 Nâchôwr, naw-khore'; from the same as H5170; snorer; Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham:—Nahor.]

i. Abraham [Strong: 85 ʼAbrâhâm, ab-raw-hawm'; contracted from H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram:—Abraham.]

j. brother [Strong: 251 ʼâch, awkh; a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]):—another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.]