# What does Genesis 25:23 mean?

> Genesis 25:23 in plain, modern English from the Modern Text Bible.

> The Lord told her, 'Two nations are inside you. Two different peoples will come from you. One will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.'
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> — Genesis 25:23, Modern Text Bible

## Commentary

God reveals that her twins will become two separate nations, and the usual order will be reversed.