Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

When Yahweh saw that Leah [was] unloved he opened her womb, but Rachel [was] barren.

New American Standard Bible

Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

King James Version

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

Holman Bible

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.

International Standard Version

Later, the LORD noticed that Leah was being neglected, so he made her fertile, while Rachel remained childless.

A Conservative Version

And LORD saw that Leah was regarded inferior, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.

Amplified

Now when the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He made her able to bear children, but Rachel was barren.

Bible in Basic English

Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

Darby Translation

And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will see that Leah was hated, and he will open her womb: and Rachel barren.

King James 2000

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

Modern King James verseion

And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, even He opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When the LORD saw that Lea was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rachel was barren.

NET Bible

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

The Emphasized Bible

And, when Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, he granted her to bear children, - whereas, Rachel, was barren.

Webster

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he made her fruitful: but Rachel was barren.

World English Bible

Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah seeth that Leah is the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel is barren;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And when the Lord

Usage: 0

saw
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

לאה 
Le'ah 
Usage: 34

שׂנא 
Sane' 
Usage: 145

he opened
פּתח 
Pathach 
Usage: 143

רחם 
Rechem 
Usage: 26

but Rachel
רחל 
Rachel 
Usage: 47

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Context Readings

Jacob's Sons

30 Then he also went in to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet another seven years. 31 When Yahweh saw that Leah [was] unloved he opened her womb, but Rachel [was] barren. 32 Then Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, "Because Yahweh has noticed my misery, that I [am] unloved. Now my husband will love me."

Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:15

"If a man has two wives, [and] the one [is] loved and the [other] one [is] disliked and the one loved and the one that is disliked have borne for him sons, if it happens [that] the firstborn son {belongs to the one that is disliked},

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel and listened to her, and God opened her womb.

Psalm 127:3

Look, children [are] the heritage of Yahweh; the fruit of the womb [is] a reward.

Genesis 16:1

Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had borne him no children. And she had a female Egyptian servant, and her name [was] Hagar.

Genesis 20:18-2

For Yahweh had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of the matter of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

Genesis 25:21

And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she [was] barren. And Yahweh responded to his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Genesis 27:41

Then Esau held a grudge against Jacob on account of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are coming, then I will kill Jacob my brother."

Genesis 29:30

Then he also went in to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet another seven years.

Genesis 30:1-2

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!"

Exodus 3:7

And Yahweh said, "Surely I have seen the misery of my people who [are] in Egypt, and I have heard their cry of distress because of their oppressors, for I know their sufferings.

Judges 13:2-3

There was a certain man from Zorah, from the tribe of the Danites, and his name [was] Manoah; his wife [was] infertile and did not bear children.

1 Samuel 1:5

But to Hannah he would give {a double portion}, because he loved Hannah, though Yahweh had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:20

{In due time}, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She called his name Samuel, for [she said], "I requested him from Yahweh."

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this boy, and Yahweh has given me my request that I asked from him.

1 Samuel 2:21

Yahweh took note of Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters, while the young man Samuel grew up with Yahweh.

Malachi 1:3

but Esau I have hated. I have made his mountain ranges a desolation, and [given] his inheritance to the jackals of [the] desert."

Matthew 6:24

"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.

Matthew 10:37

The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Luke 1:7

And {they did not have} a child, because Elizabeth was barren. And they were both advanced {in years}.

Luke 14:26

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, {he cannot be} my disciple.

John 12:25

The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world preserves it for eternal life.

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