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

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Jacob’s Children

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

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37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

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37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(A)

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15 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

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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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Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward(A) from him.

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21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

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21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(A) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(B) up in the presence of the Lord.

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22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

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22 Then God remembered Rachel;(A) he listened to her(B) and enabled her to conceive.(C)

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25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

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25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it(A) for eternal life.(B)

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26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

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26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.(A)

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But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up 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 there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

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A certain man of Zorah,(A) named Manoah,(B) from the clan of the Danites,(C) had a wife who was childless,(D) unable to give birth. The angel of the Lord(E) appeared to her(F) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.(G)

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And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

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The Lord said, “I have indeed seen(A) the misery(B) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned(C) about their suffering.(D)

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30 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

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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!”

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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30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

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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)

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