Genesis 30:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.

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  • Gen 30:6 : 6 Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.
  • Gen 30:22 : 22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;
  • 1 Sam 1:20 : 20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
  • 1 Sam 1:26-27 : 26 And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side: 27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

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  • Gen 30:18-25
    8 verses
    88%

    18Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.

    19And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.

    20And she said, God has given me a good bride-price; now at last will I have my husband living with me, for I have given him six sons: and she gave him the name Zebulun.

    21After that she had a daughter, to whom she gave the name Dinah.

    22Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.

    23And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

    24And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.

    25Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.

  • Gen 30:2-5
    4 verses
    81%

    2But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

    3Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.

    4So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

    5And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.

  • Gen 30:9-16
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    81%

    9When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.

    10And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.

    11And Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad.

    12And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.

    13And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.

    14Now at the time of the grain-cutting, Reuben saw some love-fruits in the field, and took them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to her, Let me have some of your son's love-fruits.

    15But Leah said to her, Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband from me? and now would you take my son's love-fruits? Then Rachel said, You may have him tonight in exchange for your son's love-fruits.

    16In the evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to him and said, Tonight you are to come to me, for I have given my son's love-fruits as a price for you. And he went in to her that night.

  • Gen 29:31-35
    5 verses
    78%

    31Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

    32And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.

    33Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.

    34And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.

    35And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.

  • Gen 30:7
    77%

    7And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.

  • Gen 29:23-25
    3 verses
    74%

    23And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.

    24And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.

    25And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?

  • Gen 35:23
    74%

    23Now Jacob had twelve sons: the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;

  • Gen 46:18
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    18These are the children of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah, and Jacob had these sixteen children by her.

  • Gen 29:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

    17And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.

  • Gen 31:4
    72%

    4And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.