Verse 31
Genesis 29:31
Literal Standard Version
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And YHWH sees that Leah is the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel is barren;
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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And Jacob lifts up his feet, and goes toward the land of the sons of the east;
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and he looks, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, there are three droves of a flock crouchi...
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(When all the droves have been gathered there, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of...
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And Jacob says to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they say, “We are from Haran.”
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And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”
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And he says to them, “Does he have peace?” And they say, “Peace; and behold, his daughter Rachel is...
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And he says, “Behold, the day is still great, it is not time for the livestock to be gathered; water...
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And they say, “We are not able, until all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away...
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He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she is sh...
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and it comes to pass, when Jacob has seen Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the fl...
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And Jacob kisses Rachel, and lifts up his voice, and weeps,
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and Jacob declares to Rachel that he is her father’s brother, and that he is Rebekah’s son, and she...
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And it comes to pass, when Laban hears the report of his sister’s son Jacob, that he runs to meet hi...
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and Laban says to him, “You are surely my bone and my flesh”; and he dwells with him a month of days...
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And Laban says to Jacob, “Is it because you are my brother that you have served me for nothing? Decl...
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And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older is Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
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and the eyes of Leah are tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
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And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
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and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with...
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and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his lovin...
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And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to her”;
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and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
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And it comes to pass in the evening, that he takes his daughter Leah, and brings her to him, and he...
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and Laban gives his maidservant Zilpah to her, to his daughter Leah, for a maidservant.
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And it comes to pass in the morning, that behold, it is Leah; and he says to Laban, “What is this yo...
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And Laban says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;
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fulfill the period of seven for this one, and we also give to you this one, for the service which yo...
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And Jacob does so, and fulfills the period of seven for this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel t...
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and Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her.
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And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves with him yet s...
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And YHWH sees that Leah is the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel is barren;
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and Leah conceives, and bears a son, and calls his name Reuben, for she said, “Because YHWH has look...
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And she conceives again, and bears a son, and says, “Because YHWH has heard that I am the hated one,...
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And she conceives again and bears a son, and says, “Now is the time, my husband is joined to me, bec...
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And she conceives again and bears a son, and this time says, “I praise YHWH”; therefore has she call...
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