Parallel Verses
NET Bible
When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.
New American Standard Bible
Now the Lord saw that Leah was
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,
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
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Yahweh saw that Leah [was] unloved 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.
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;
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Family » Instances of infelicity in » Of jacob, the bigamic jealousy between leah and rachel
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 29:31
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Context Readings
Jacob's Sons
30 Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years. 31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless. 32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now."
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:15
Suppose a man has two wives, one whom he loves more than the other, and they both bear him sons, with the firstborn being the child of the less loved wife.
Genesis 30:22
Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.
Psalm 127:3
Yes, sons are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
Genesis 20:18-2
For the Lord had caused infertility to strike every woman in the household of Abimelech because he took Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Genesis 25:21
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Genesis 27:41
So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately, "The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!"
Genesis 29:30
Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years.
Genesis 30:1-2
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!"
Exodus 3:7
The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
Judges 13:2-3
There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.
1 Samuel 1:5
But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.
1 Samuel 1:20
After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, "I asked the Lord for him.
1 Samuel 1:27
I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.
1 Samuel 2:21
So the Lord graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the Lord's sanctuary.
Malachi 1:3
and rejected Esau. I turned Esau's mountains into a deserted wasteland and gave his territory to the wild jackals."
Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Matthew 10:37
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Luke 1:7
But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.
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 even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
John 12:25
The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.