Genesis 30:1

In 11 translations

BSB

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

KJV

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.

WEB

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”

ASV

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

LSV

And Rachel sees that she has not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and says to Jacob, “Give me sons, and if there is none—I die.”

YLT

And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none — I die.'

DBY

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

DRC

And Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.

GNV

And when Rahel saw that she bare Iaakob no children, Rahel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iaakob, Giue me children, or els I dye.

JPS

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

LXXE

And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַתֵּ֣רֶא רָחֵ֗ל כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽלְדָה֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַתְּקַנֵּ֥א רָחֵ֖ל בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּ וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב֙ הָֽבָה־לִּ֣י בָנִ֔ים וְאִם־אַ֖יִן מֵתָ֥ה אָנֹֽכִי׃

LXX-Br

Ἰδοῦσα δὲ Ῥαχὴλ, ὅτι οὐ τέτοκε τῷ Ἱακώβ· καὶ ἐζήλωσε Ῥαχὴλ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῆς· καὶ εἶπε τῷ Ἰακὼβ, δός μοι τέκνα· εἰ δὲ μὴ, τελευτήσω ἐγώ.

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• Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
• Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
• Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
• 2 Corinthians 7:10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
• 1 Corinthians 3:3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
• Proverbs 14:30A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
• James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
• James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
• Job 3:1–3After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. And this is what he said: “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
• John 4:8(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
• Job 13:19Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
• Job 3:11Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?
• 1 Samuel 1:4–8And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though…
• Jeremiah 20:14–18Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. May that man be like the cities…
• Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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