Genesis 30:23

23 so that she coceaued and bare a sonne and sayde God hath take awaye my rebuke.

Genesis 30:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 30:23

And she conceived and bare a son
Through the goodness of God unto her, and for which she was greatly thankful; and said, God hath taken away my reproach;
the reproach of barrenness with which she was reproached among her neighbours; and perhaps by her sister Leah, and indeed it was a general reproach in those times; and especially, it was the more grievous to good women in the family of Abraham, because they were not the means of multiplying his seed according to the promise, and could have no hope of the Messiah springing from them.

Genesis 30:23 In-Context

21 After that she bare a doughter and called her Dina.

22 And God remebred Rahel herde her and made her frutefull:

23 so that she coceaued and bare a sonne and sayde God hath take awaye my rebuke.

24 And she called his name Ioseph saynge The lorde geue me yet a nother sonne.

25 As soone as Rahel had borne Ioseph Iacob sayde to Laban: Sede me awaye yt I maye goo vnto myne awne place and cutre