Genesis 29:31
Strong's Lexicon
When the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

saw
וַיַּ֤רְא (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

Leah
לֵאָ֔ה (lê·’āh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3812: Leah = 'weary' 1) daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah

was unloved,
שְׂנוּאָ֣ה (śə·nū·’āh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8130: 1) to hate, be hateful 1a) (Qal) to hate 1a1) of man 1a2) of God 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be hated 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom

He opened
וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח (way·yip̄·taḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself 2) to carve, engrave 2a) (Piel) to engrave 2b) (Pual) to be engraved

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

her womb;
רַחְמָ֑הּ (raḥ·māh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7358: 1) womb 1a) womb 1b) womb-man, woman-slave, woman, two women

but Rachel
וְרָחֵ֖ל (wə·rā·ḥêl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel = 'ewe' 1) daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

[was] barren.
עֲקָרָֽה׃ (‘ă·qā·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6135: 1) barren, sterile

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah seeth that Leah [is] the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.

New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

King James Bible
And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.

New Living Translation
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive.

English Standard Version
When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

King James Bible
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.

International Standard Version
Later, the LORD noticed that Leah was being neglected, so he made her fertile, while Rachel remained childless.

NET Bible
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.

English Revised Version
And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah seeth that Leah is the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel is barren;
















Cross References
Acts 7:8
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

Genesis 29:30
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

Genesis 29:32
And 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.

Genesis 30:1
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.

Genesis 30:2
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?

Genesis 30:22
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

Ruth 4:13
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 29:29
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

Genesis 29:28
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
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