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Genesis 29:31

LeahRachel
God's loveLonelinessGriefMercy and compassion

29 Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.

30 Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

32 And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

33 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.

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BSB
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
KJV
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
WEB
The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
ASV
And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.
DARBY
And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
BLB
And YHWH saw that Leah [was] hated, and He opened her womb, and Rachel [was] barren.
ÅB
Da Herren så at Lea ble tilsidesatt, åpnet han hennes morsliv; men Rakel var barnløs.
OTB
Da Herren så at Lea var uelsket, gjorde han henne i stand til å bli gravid, men Rakel forble barnløs.
B1930
Da Herren så at Lea blev tilsidesatt, åpnet han hennes morsliv; men Rakel var barnløs.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 2:21

    So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

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  • Psalms 127:3

    Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

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  • Genesis 20:18–21:2

    for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.

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  • Deuteronomy 21:15

    If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

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  • Genesis 30:1–2

    When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:5

    But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

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  • Matthew 10:37

    Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

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  • Genesis 29:30

    Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

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