Verse 31
Genesis 29:31
Bible in Basic English
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Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֤רְא יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי שְׂנוּאָ֣ה לֵאָ֔ה וַ/יִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת רַחְמָ֑/הּ וְ/רָחֵ֖ל עֲקָרָֽה
English Translation
And the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
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Chapter 29 Context
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Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
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And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there the...
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And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would gi...
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Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
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And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
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And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming w...
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Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for...
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And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has bee...
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While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them...
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Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep,...
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And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
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And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah,...
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And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and ki...
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And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space...
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Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now,...
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Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
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And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your...
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And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
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And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a...
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Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
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And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
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And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
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And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
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And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I...
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And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
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Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if...
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And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
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And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
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Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he...
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Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
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And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The...
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Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord...
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And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be unit...
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And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to...
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