Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die.”

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!” she said to Jacob.

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."

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."

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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רחל 
Rachel 
Usage: 47

saw
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

יעקב 
Ya`aqob 
Usage: 349

רחל 
Rachel 
Usage: 47

קנא 
Qana' 
Usage: 34

אחות 
'achowth 
Usage: 114

and said

Usage: 0

יעקב 
Ya`aqob 
Usage: 349

יהב 
Yahab 
give, go to, Bring, ascribe, come on, give out, Set, take
Usage: 34

or else
אין 
'ayin 
Usage: 50

References

Context Readings

Jacob's Children

1 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. 2 Then kindled the anger of Jacob with Rachel, - and he said, Am I, in the place of God, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Cross References

Genesis 29:31

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

Genesis 37:11

Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.

Genesis 35:16-19

Then brake they up from Beth-el, and it came to pass when there was yet a stretch of country, to enter into Ephrath, that Rachel was in childbirth, and had hard-labour in her child-birth.

Numbers 11:15

But if, in this way, thou art going to deal with me, slay me, I beseech thee, slay, if I have found favour in thine eyes, - and let me not see my grief,

Numbers 11:29

But Moses said unto him, Art, thou, jealous for, me? Oh would that, all the people of Yahweh, were prophets! Yea let Yahweh put his spirit upon them!

1 Samuel 1:4-8

And, when the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give, to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions;

1 Kings 19:4

But, he himself, went into the wilderness a day's journey, and came and sat down under a certain shrub, - and asked for his life, that he might die, and said - Enough, now, O Yahweh! take away my life, for, no better, am, I, than, my fathers.

Job 3:1-3

After this, opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Job 3:11

Wherefore, in the womb, did I not die? From the womb, come forth and cease to breathe?

Job 3:20-22

Wherefore give, to the wretched, light? Or, life, to the embittered in soul? -

Job 5:2

For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.

Job 13:19

Who is it that shall contend with me? For, now, if I should hold my peace, why! I should breathe my last!

Psalm 106:16

And they became jealous of Moses in the camp, - of Aaron the holy one of Yahweh;

Proverbs 14:30

The life of the whole body, is a tranquil mind, but, a decay of the bones, is jealousy.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then saw, I, all the toil and all the skill of the work, that, for this, a man was envied of his neighbour, - even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

Jeremiah 20:14-18

Accursed, be the day on which I was born, - The day when my mother bare me, let it not be blessed!

John 4:3

he left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

John 4:8

for, his disciples, had gone away into the city, that, food, they might buy.

1 Corinthians 3:3

For ye are yet fleshly. For, whereas there are, among you, jealousy and strife, are ye not, fleshly, and, after the manner of men, walking?

2 Corinthians 7:10

For, grief according to God, worketh, repentance unto salvation, not to be regretted; although, the grieving of the world, worketh, death.

Galatians 5:21

envyings, drunkenness, revellings; - and such things as these: as to which I forewarn you, even as I have forewarned you, - that, they who such things as these do practise, shall not inherit, God's kingdom.

Titus 3:3

For, even we, used, at one time, to be - thoughtless, unyielding, deceived, in servitude unto manifold covetings and pleasures, in malice and envy, leading on, detestable, hating one another.

James 3:14

But, if, bitter jealousy, ye have, and rivalry, in your hearts; be not boasting and showing yourselves false against the truth!

James 4:5

Or think ye that, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave?

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