King James Version

Genesis 22:23

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

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וּבְתוּאֵ֖לuvetueland Bethuel. Compare H1329בְּתוּאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Bethuel. Compare H1329”H1328Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham, and of a place in PalestineBethuel. Compare H1329 (בְּתוּל).יָלַ֣דyaladbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, 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, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רִבְקָ֑הrivqahRebekahרִבְקָהnoun, proper name — “Rebekah”H7259Ribkah, the wife of IsaacRebekah.שְׁמֹנָ֥הshemonaheightשְׁמֹנֶהadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.אֵ֨לֶּה֙elehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).יָלְדָ֣הyaledahbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, 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, (wom…מִלְכָּ֔הmilkahMilcahמִלְכָּהnoun, proper name — “Milcah”H4435Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an IsraeliteMilcah.לְנָח֖וֹרlenachorto Nahorנָחוֹרpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Nahor”H5152Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of AbrahamNahor.אֲחִ֥יachibrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.אַבְרָהָֽםavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother;

World English Bible

Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

Darby Translation

(And Bethuel begot Rebecca.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Douay-Rheims

And Bathuel, of whom was born Rebecca: These eight did Melcha bear to Nachor Abraham’s brother.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βαθουὴλ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὴν Ῥεβέκκαν. ὀκτὼ οὗτοι υἱοὶ, οὓς ἔτεκε Μελχὰ τῷ Ναχὼρ τῷ ἀδελφῷ Ἁβραάμ.