Genesis 30:24

New English Translation

²⁴She named him Joseph,^[a] saying, “May the Lord give me yet another son.”

Genesis 30:24 sn The name Joseph (יוֹסֵף, yosef) means “may he add.” The name expresses Rachel’s desire to have an additional son. In Hebrew the name sounds like the verb (אָסַף, ʾasaf) translated “taken away” in the earlier statement made in v. 23. So the name, while reflecting Rachel’s hope, was also a reminder that God had removed her shame.

Genesis 30:24

New King James Version

²⁴So she called his name ^[a]Joseph, and said, ^(A)“The Lord shall add to me another son.”

²⁴She named him Joseph,^[a]^(A) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”^(B)

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