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Genesis 29:31
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29 And Laban gave his maid aBilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid.  
30 Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also aloved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban bstill another seven years.  

The Children of Jacob

31 When the Lord asaw that Leah was unloved, He bopened her womb; but Rachel was barren.  
32 So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name1 Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely alooked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.”  
33 Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am1 unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” And she called his name2 Simeon.  
34 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called1 Levi.  
35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name aJudah. Then she stopped bearing. 
Verse Comparison: Genesis 29:31

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

Amplified® Bible
And when the Lord saw that Leah was despised, He made her able to bear children, but Rachel was barren.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD knew that Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, and so he gave children to Leah, but not to Rachel.

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

Good News Bible
When the LORD saw that Leah was loved less than Rachel, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel remained childless.

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

New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

New International Version
When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the LORD saw that Leah received no love, and He opened her womb, but Rachel remained barren.

Revised Standard Version
When the LORD 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;


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