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It was said vnto her, The elder shall serue the yonger.
- 1611 King James Bible
Romans 9:12 side note reference: Gene.25. 23. , Or, greater. , Or, lesser.
Other Translations of Romans 9:12
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
- American Standard Version (1901)
It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.
- Basic English Bible
It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.
- Darby Bible
Ro 9:12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. It was said to Rebecca, "Two nations are in thy womb, . . . one people shall be stronger than the other, and the elder (people) shall serve the younger" (Ge 25:23). Esau never served Jacob, but the Edomites, descended from Jacob, served the Israelites (2Sa 8:14 1Ch 18:13). The election here is that of a race.
- People's Bible
It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.
- Webster's Bible
"The elder of them will be bondservant to the younger."
- Weymouth Bible
it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."
- World English Bible
not of werkis, but of God clepynge, it was seid to hym,
- Wycliffe Bible
`The greater shall serve the less;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Romans 9:12
9:12 The elder - Esau. Shall serve the younger - Not in person, for he never did; but in his posterity. Accordingly the Edomites were often brought into subjection by the Israelites. #Gen 25:23|.
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