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Genesis 29:31

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 29:31 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.

    ASV

  • Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

    BBE

  • And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

    DBY

  • Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

    WEB

  • And Jehovah seeth that Leah `is' the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel `is' barren;

    YLT

  • And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

    ENG

  • And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he made her fruitful: but Rachel was barren.

    WBT

  • When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

    BSB

In context

29And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

30And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

31And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

Cross-references

People in this verse

  • Rachel
  • Leah

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