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Genesis 30:17

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15 But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

16 When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.

And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

18 Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.

19 Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
KJV
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
WEB
God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
ASV
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.
DARBY
And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
BLB
And God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and she bore to Jacob a fifth son.
ÅB
Og Gud hørte Lea, og hun ble fruktsommelig og fødte Jakob en femte sønn.
OTB
Gud lyttet til Lea, og hun ble gravid og fødte en femte sønn for Jakob.
B1930
Og Gud hørte Lea, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte Jakob en femte sønn.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 3:7

    The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:20

    So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

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  • 1 Samuel 1:26–27

    “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

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  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

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  • Genesis 30:22

    Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,

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  • Genesis 30:6

    Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.

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