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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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ASV

And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and 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.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
שְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'Ah[was] hatedH8130 →
לֵאָ֔הle.'AhLeahH3812 →
וַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.Tachand he openedH6605 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
רַחְמָ֑הּrach.Mahwomb herH7358 →
וְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.Cheland RachelH7354 →
עֲקָרָֽה׃'a.ka.Rah[was] barrenH6135 →

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Genesis 30:1When 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.1 Samuel 2:21So 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.Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.1 Samuel 1:5But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.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.Deuteronomy 21:15If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,Matthew 10:37Anyone 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;Genesis 20:18for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.Ruth 4:13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.Judges 13:2–3Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.Exodus 3:7The 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.Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.Genesis 29:30Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.Genesis 30:23and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,Genesis 27:41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”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.Genesis 20:17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

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Jacob Tends Laban's Flocks and Meets Rachel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob Tends Laban's Flocks and Meets Rachel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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