Genesis 30:22
20 “God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
21 After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
23 and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
24 She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
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Compare
- BSB
- Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
- KJV
- And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
- WEB
- God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.
- ASV
- And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
- DARBY
- And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.
- BLB
- And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and He opened her womb.
- ÅB
- Da kom Gud Rakel i hu, og Gud hørte henne og åpnet hennes morsliv.
- OTB
- Gud tok hensyn til Rakel, og Gud lyttet til henne og lot henne bli gravid.
- B1930
- Da kom Gud Rakel i hu, og Gud hørte henne og åpnet hennes morsliv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Read in contextPsalms 113:9
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
Read in context1 Samuel 1:19–20
The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
Read in contextGenesis 25:21
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
Read in contextPsalms 127:3
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Read in contextGenesis 8:1
But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
Read in contextGenesis 21:1–2
Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.
Read in contextGenesis 30:2
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
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