Genesis 30:17
in Genesis 30And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
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ASV
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.
KJV
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
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This verse in Genesis 30
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
God listened to Leah
on Genesis 30:17-18
God listened to Leah, and she bore a fifth son, and the verse sets that directly after the bargain. Leah names the boy Issachar, hire, and reads him as her reward for giving her maidservant. Henry reads the birth as a mercy given, with the trade left where it stands.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And God hearkened unto Leah,....
Modern Voices1 voice
A commentator
Chuck PierceUnderstanding Issachar: Interpreting the Times and Seasons! (article) (2010)
proposed
The people of the tribe of Issachar would become servants to many, work for wages, and live a comfortable life. By understanding times, you will prosper!
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע | vaiyishma' | and he listened | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| לֵאָ֑ה | leah | Leah | H3812 → | 34 times |
| וַתַּ֛הַר | vatahar | and she conceived | H2029 → | 43 times |
| וַתֵּ֥לֶד | vateled | and she bore | H3205 → | 496 times |
| לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב | leyaako | to Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| בֵּ֥ן | ben | a son | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֲמִישִֽׁי׃ | chamishi | fifth | H2549 → | 45 times |
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עand he listened
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
לֵאָ֑הLeah
leahH3812 →34 times
וַתַּ֛הַרand she conceived
vataharH2029 →43 times
וַתֵּ֥לֶדand she bore
vateledH3205 →496 times
לְיַעֲקֹ֖בto Jacob
leyaakoH3290 →350 times
בֵּ֥ןa son
benH1121 →4930 times
חֲמִישִֽׁי׃fifth
chamishiH2549 →45 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 1:13But 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.
it leads to
- Psalms 113:9
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 2:21
So 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.
- Acts 10:31
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
- Psalms 113:9
Through
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.
it leads to
- Psalms 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Psalms 106:44
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
- Exodus 2:23–25
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
- Psalms 34:6
This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- Psalms 145:19
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Chuck Pierce, Understanding Issachar: Interpreting the Times and Seasons! (article); Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
