Genesis 11:30 BSB — MannaFest

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6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתְּהִ֥י	va.te.Hi	and she was	H1961 →
שָׂרַ֖י	sa.Rai	Sarai	H8297 →
עֲקָרָ֑ה	'a.ka.Rah	barren	H6135 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	not	H369 →
לָ֖הּ	lah	[belonged] to <the> her
וָלָֽד׃	va.Lad	a child	H2056 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
leads to
- Hebrews 11:11
  By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
- 1 Samuel 1:2
  He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
- Genesis 18:11
  And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
- Genesis 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.
- 2 Kings 4:14
  So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”
Through
1 Samuel 1:2
He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
leads to
- Luke 1:7
  But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
- Judges 13:2
  Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
- Genesis 4:23
  Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Genesis 16:1Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.Genesis 15:2–3But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”Luke 1:36Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.Genesis 21:1–2Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.Genesis 16:1–2Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.Genesis 25:21Later, 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.Psalms 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!Genesis 30:1–2When 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.Judges 13:2Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.Genesis 18:11–12And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

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