KJV King James Version
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 30:1
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
WEB World English Bible
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”
ASV American Standard Version
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, ‘Give me sons, and if there is none—I die.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 30
1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
2 And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתֵּ֣רֶאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeרָחֵ֗לH7354 · ra.chelRachelכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotיָֽלְדָה֙H3205 · ya.ladto begetלְיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobוַתְּקַנֵּ֥אH7065 · qa.nabe jealousרָחֵ֖לH7354 · ra.chelRachelבַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּH269 · a.chotsisterוַתֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)יַעֲקֹב֙H3290 · ya.a.qovJacobהָֽבָה־H3051 · ya.havto giveלִּ֣יH9030 · nimeבָנִ֔יםH1121 · benson: childוְאִם־H518 · imifאַ֖יִןH369 · a.yinnothingמֵתָ֥הH4191 · mutto dieאָנֹֽכִי׃H595 · a.no.khiI
Cross-references
Job 5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.Genesis 29:31And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren.Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.2 Corinthians 7:10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.1 Corinthians 3:3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?Proverbs 14:30A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.James 3:14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.James 4:5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?Job 3:1-3After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.Jeremiah 20:14-18Cursed [be] the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.Job 3:20-22Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;1 Kings 19:4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my fathers.Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.John 4:3He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.Job 13:19Who [is] he [that] will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.Numbers 11:15And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.Psalm 106:16They envied Moses also in the camp, [and] Aaron the saint of the LORD.Numbers 11:29And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD’S people were prophets, [and] that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
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