Genesis 30:23
And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
In Context
22Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.
24And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:5But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.
Luke 1:21And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.
Luke 1:27To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:15-25
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes. 16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come… Read the whole commentary →