But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, (A)although the Lord had closed her womb.

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But to Hannah he gave a double portion(A) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.(B)

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And Jacob’s anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, (A)Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

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Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,(A) who has kept you from having children?”(B)

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30 Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also (A)loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban (B)still another seven years.

The Children of Jacob

31 When the Lord (C)saw that Leah was [a]unloved, He (D)opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:31 Lit. hated

30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah.(A) And he worked for Laban another seven years.(B)

Jacob’s Children

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved,(C) he enabled her to conceive,(D) but Rachel remained childless.

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22 He gave to all of them, to each man, (A)changes of garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and (B)five changes of garments.

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22 To each of them he gave new clothing,(A) but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels[a] of silver and five sets of clothes.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 45:22 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms

18 for the Lord (A)had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

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18 for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.(A)

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Hagar and Ishmael

16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, (A)had borne him no children. And she had (B)an Egyptian maidservant whose name was (C)Hagar.

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Hagar and Ishmael

16 Now Sarai,(A) Abram’s wife, had borne him no children.(B) But she had an Egyptian slave(C) named Hagar;(D)

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34 Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin’s serving was (A)five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him.

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34 When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s.(A) So they feasted(B) and drank freely with him.

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Firstborn Inheritance Rights

15 “If a man has two wives, one loved (A)and the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved, and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved,

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The Right of the Firstborn

15 If a man has two wives,(A) and he loves one but not the other, and both bear him sons but the firstborn is the son of the wife he does not love,(B)

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