Genesis 25:22
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.In other versions
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.
ASV
And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord.
BBE
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.
DBY
The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh.
WEB
and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, `If `it is' right -- why `am' I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah.
YLT
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
ENG
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.
WBT
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,
BSB
In context
20And 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.
21And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22And 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.
23And 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.
24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.