Genesis 29:31

Jacob’s Children

31 When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.

Genesis 29:31 in Other Translations

KJV
31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
ESV
31 When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
NLT
31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive.
MSG
31 When God realized that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.
CSB
31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 29:31 In-Context

29 Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.
30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
31 When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.
32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “It is because the LORD has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.”
33 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the LORD heard that I am not loved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 33; Deuteronomy 21:15-17
  • 2. S Genesis 11:30; Genesis 30:1; S Genesis 16:2; Ruth 4:13; 1 Samuel 1:19; Psalms 127:3
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