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Genesis 30:23

ShameComfort

21 After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

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

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.”

25 Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.

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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 she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
KJV
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
WEB
She conceived, bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”
ASV
And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
DARBY
And she conceived, and bore a son, and said, God has taken away my reproach.
BLB
And she conceived, and she bore a son and she said, “God has taken away my reproach.”
ÅB
Hun ble fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn. Da sa hun: Gud har tatt bort min skam.
OTB
Hun ble gravid og fødte en sønn, og sa: "Gud har fjernet min skam."
B1930
Hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn. Da sa hun: Gud har tatt bort min skam.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 1:25

    “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”

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  • Genesis 29:31

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

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  • Luke 1:27

    to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:5–6

    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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  • Isaiah 4:1

    In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

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  • Luke 1:21

    Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.

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