Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.'
New American Standard Bible
Now when Rachel saw that
King James Version
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Holman Bible
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!”
International Standard Version
Rachel noticed that she was not bearing children for Jacob, so because she envied her sister Leah, she told Jacob, "If you don't give me sons, I'm going to die!"
A Conservative Version
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.
American Standard Version
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Amplified
When Rachel saw that she conceived no children for Jacob, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”
Bible in Basic English
Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.
Darby Translation
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Julia Smith Translation
And Rachel will see that she shall not bring forth to Jacob, and Rachel will envy her sister, and will say to Jacob, Give me sons, and if not, I die.
King James 2000
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, "Give me children--if not, I will die!"
Modern King James verseion
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will die.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, she envied her sister and said unto Jacob, "Give me children, or else I am but dead."
NET Bible
When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children or I'll die!"
New Heart English Bible
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."
The Emphasized Bible
And Rachel saw she had borne no children unto Jacob, so Rachel became envious of her sister, - and said unto Jacob, Come! give me children, or else, I die.
Webster
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
World English Bible
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."
Themes
Bilhah » Rachael's servant » Mother of dan and naphtali
Children » Anxiety of the jews for
Emulation » Illustrated » In jacob's household
Envy » Instances of » Rachel, of leah
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Of jacob, the bigamic jealousy between leah and rachel
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Childlessness
Murmuring » Instances of » Rachel
Polygamy » Domestic unhappiness » In jacob's family
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 30:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob's Children
1 And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.' 2 And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, 'Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'
Cross References
Genesis 29:31
And Jehovah seeth that Leah is the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel is barren;
Genesis 37:11
and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.
Genesis 35:16-19
And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing;
Numbers 11:15
and if thus Thou art doing to me -- slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.'
Numbers 11:29
And Moses saith to him, 'Art thou zealous for me? O that all Jehovah's people were prophets! that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!'
1 Samuel 1:4-8
And the day cometh, and Elkanah sacrificeth, and he hath given to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions,
1 Kings 19:4
and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, 'Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I am not better than my fathers.'
Job 3:1-3
After this hath Job opened his mouth, and revileth his day.
Job 3:11
Why from the womb do I not die? From the belly I have come forth and gasp!
Job 3:20-22
Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?
Job 5:2
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
Job 13:19
Who is he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp.
Psalm 106:16
And they are envious of Moses in the camp, Of Aaron, Jehovah's holy one.
Proverbs 14:30
A healed heart is life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones is envy.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Jeremiah 20:14-18
Cursed is the day in which I was born, The day that my mother bare me, Let it not be blessed!
John 4:3
he left Judea and went away again to Galilee,
John 4:8
for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals;
1 Corinthians 3:3
for yet ye are fleshly, for where there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?
2 Corinthians 7:10
for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,
Galatians 5:21
envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things the reign of God shall not inherit.
Titus 3:3
for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;
James 3:14
and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;
James 4:5
Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, 'To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'