Genesis 29:31

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 29:31

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Genesis 29

²⁹ Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.

³⁰ Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

³¹ When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

³² And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

³³ Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.

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