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Genesis 30:1-2
New English Translation
Genesis 30:1-2
New English Translation
30 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she[a] became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children[b] or I’ll die!” 2 Jacob became furious[c] with Rachel and exclaimed, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”[d]
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- Genesis 30:1 tn Heb “Rachel.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Genesis 30:1 tn Heb “sons.”
- Genesis 30:2 tn Heb “and the anger of Jacob was hot.”
- Genesis 30:2 tn Heb “who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb.”
Genesis 30:1-2
New International Version
Genesis 30:1-2
New International Version
30 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children,(A) she became jealous of her sister.(B) So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
2 Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,(C) who has kept you from having children?”(D)
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