Chuàngshìjì 25:21

21 Yǐsā yīn tā qīzi bú shēngyù , jiù wèi tā qíqiú Yēhéhuá . Yēhéhuá yīngyún tāde qíqiú , tāde qīzi Lìbǎijiā jiù huái le yùn .

Chuàngshìjì 25:21 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 25:21

And Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife
Was very earnest and constant in his supplications for her, as the word signifies, as is observed by Jarchi; or, "before his wife" ^F1, she being present, and joining with him in his prayers: the reason was, because she [was] barren;
which appeared by the length of time they had been married, which was near twenty years, see ( Genesis 25:26 ) . The Jewish writers ^F2 say, that, after twenty years, Isaac took her and went with her to Mount Moriah, to the place where he was bound, and prayed that she might conceive; putting the Lord in mind of the promise he there made of the multiplication of Abraham's seed, ( Genesis 22:17 Genesis 22:18 ) : and the Lord was entreated of him;
he granted him his request; for, though God has purposed and promised to do many things for his people, yet he will be sought unto by them to do them for them: and Rebekah his wife conceived;
two sons at once, as it follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (wtva xknl) "praesente uxore sua", Munster, Fagins.
F2 Pirke Eliezer, c. 32. Targum. Jon. in loc. Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 3. 1.

Chuàngshìjì 25:21 In-Context

19 Yàbólāhǎn de érzi Yǐsā de hòudaì jì zaì xiàmiàn . Yàbólāhǎn shēng Yǐsā .

20 Yǐsā qǔ Lìbǎijiā wéi qì de shíhou zhèng sì shí suì . Lìbǎijiā shì Bādànyàlán dì de Yàlán rén Bǐtǔlì de nǚér , shì Yàlán rén Lābān de meìzi .

21 Yǐsā yīn tā qīzi bú shēngyù , jiù wèi tā qíqiú Yēhéhuá . Yēhéhuá yīngyún tāde qíqiú , tāde qīzi Lìbǎijiā jiù huái le yùn .

22 Háizi men zaì tā fù zhōng bǐcǐ xiàng zhēng , tā jiù shuō , ruò shì zhèyàng , wǒ wèishénme huó zhe ne ( huò zuò wǒ wèishénme rúcǐ ne ) . tā jiù qù qiú wèn Yēhéhuá .

23 Yēhéhuá duì tā shuō , liǎng guó zaì nǐ fù neì . liǎng zú yào cóng nǐ shēnshang chūlai . zhè zú bì qiáng yú nà zú . jiānglái dà de yào fúshì xiǎo de .