Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And God hearkened unto Leah, - and she conceived and bare to Jacob a fifth son.
New American Standard Bible
God gave heed to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.
King James Version
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
Holman Bible
God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.
International Standard Version
God heard what Leah had said, so she conceived and bore a fifth son for Jacob.
A Conservative Version
And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
American Standard Version
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.
Amplified
God listened and answered [the prayer of] Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
Bible in Basic English
And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.
Darby Translation
And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will listen to Leah, and she will conceive and bear to Jacob the fifth son.
King James 2000
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God listened to Leah and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
Modern King James verseion
And God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God heard Lea, that she conceived and bare unto Jacob the fifth son.
NET Bible
God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.
New Heart English Bible
God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
Webster
And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.
World English Bible
God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
Youngs Literal Translation
And God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth,
Themes
Children » In answer to prayer » Leah
Emulation » Illustrated » In jacob's household
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Of jacob, the bigamic jealousy between leah and rachel
The tribe of issachar » Descended from jacob's fifth son
Polygamy » Domestic unhappiness » In jacob's family
Women » Instances of » Leah, in her imitation of rachel in the matter of children
Interlinear
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Harah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 30:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob's Children
16 And Jacob came in from the field, in the evening, so Leah went out to meet him and said: Unto me, shall thou come in, for I have hired, thee, even with the mandrakes of my son. And he lay with her that night, 17 And God hearkened unto Leah, - and she conceived and bare to Jacob a fifth son. 18 Then said Leah. God hath given my hire, in that I gave my handmaid to my husband. So she called his name, Issachar.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 30:6
and Rachel said God hath vindicated me. Moreover also he hath hearkened unto my voice, and hath given me a son. For this cause, called she his name Dan.
Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel, - and God hearkened unto her, and granted her to bear.
Exodus 3:7
Then said Yahweh, I have, seen, the humiliation of my people, who are in Egypt, - and their outcry, have I heard, by reason of their task-masters, for I know their pains;
1 Samuel 1:20
And so it was, when the days had come round during which Hannah was with child, that she bare a son, - and called his name Samuel, Because, of Yahweh, I asked him.
1 Samuel 1:26-27
And she said - Pardon, my lord! By the life of thy soul, my lord, - I, am the woman who was standing near thee here, praying unto Yahweh:
Luke 1:13
But the messenger said unto him - Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to, - and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;