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Genesis 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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ASV

And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

KJV

And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-and it burnedH2734 →
אַ֥ף'af[the] anger ofH639 →
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
בְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.Chelon RachelH7354 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הֲתַ֤חַתha.Ta.chat¿ in place ofH8478 →
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
אָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khi[am] IH595 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
מָנַ֥עma.Na'he has withheldH4513 →
מִמֵּ֖ךְmi.Mekhfrom youH4480 →
פְּרִי־pe.ri-fruit ofH6529 →
בָֽטֶן׃Va.ten[the] wombH990 →

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Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,Genesis 16:2So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”2 Kings 5:7When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.Genesis 31:36Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?Genesis 50:19But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?1 Samuel 1:5But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.Psalms 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!Mark 3:5Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.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.1 Samuel 2:5–6The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.Exodus 32:19As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.Genesis 20:18for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,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.

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