KJV King James Version
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
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Genesis 30:23
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
WEB World English Bible
She conceived, bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”
ASV American Standard Version
And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and she conceiveth and beareth a son, and saith, ‘God hath gathered up my reproach;’
Surrounding context — Genesis 30
20 And Leah said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
26 Give [me] my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
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Luke 1:25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.Genesis 29:31And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren.Luke 1:27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name [was] Mary.1 Samuel 1:5-6But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.Isaiah 4:1And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.Luke 1:21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
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