Genesis 29:31 “When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rache…”

Genesis 29:31

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah seeth that Leah [is] the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“was hated”

Deuteronomy 21:15 Matthew 10:37 Genesis 29:30 Genesis 27:41 Malachi 1:3 Luke 14:26

Deuteronomy 21:15 · BSB

If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

Matthew 10:37 · BSB

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

Genesis 29:30 · BSB

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

Genesis 27:41 · BSB

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Malachi 1:3 · BSB

but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals. ”

Luke 14:26 · BSB

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

“he opened”

1 Samuel 2:21 Psalm 127:3 1 Samuel 1:5 Luke 1:7 Genesis 25:21 Genesis 30:22

1 Samuel 2:21 · BSB

So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

Psalm 127:3 · BSB

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

1 Samuel 1:5 · BSB

But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

Luke 1:7 · BSB

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.

Genesis 25:21 · BSB

Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Genesis 30:22 · BSB

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,

Also

Exodus 3:7

Exodus 3:7 · BSB

The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

32And 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.”

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