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Genesis 29:31 KJV
Genesis · chapter 29 · verse 31
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.Genesis 29:31 · King James Version
Genesis 29:31 in context
29And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
30And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
31And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- openedpâthachto open wideH6605 →
- RachelRâchêlRachel, a wife of JacobH7354 →
- hatedsânêʼto hateH8130 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- LeahLêʼâhLeah, a wife of JacobH3812 →
- wombrechemthe wombH7358 →
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We have here the birth of four of Jacob's sons, all by Leah. Observe, 1. That Leah, who was less beloved, was blessed with children, when Rachel was denied that blessing, Gen 29:31.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-35