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%

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

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

    20 And 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.

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

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

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

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

    25 Now 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%

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

    3 Then 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.

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

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

  • Gen 30:9-16
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    81%

    9 When 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.

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

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

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

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

    14 Now 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.

    15 But 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.

    16 In 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%

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

    32 And 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.

    33 Then 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.

    34 And 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.

    35 And 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.

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

  • Gen 29:23-25
    3 verses
    74%

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

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

    25 And 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?

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

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

  • Gen 29:16-17
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    16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

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

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