Genesis 30:24
And she called his name Joseph, saying, “The Lord has added to me another son.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
In Context
23And she conceived and bore a son, saying, “God has taken away my reproach.”
Cross References
Genesis 35:24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
Genesis 37:4Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons, hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him.
Genesis 42:6And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and grain was sold under his direction to the people. And when his brothers had reverenced him
Genesis 49:22Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and stately to behold; the daughters run back and forth on the wall.
Ezekiel 37:16“And as for you, son of man, take up a piece of wood for yourself, and write upon it: ‘For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions.’ And take up another piece of wood, and write upon it: ‘For Joseph, the wood of Ephraim, and for the entire house of Israel, and for his companions.’
Hebrews 11:21By faith, Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and he reverenced the summit of his rod.
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 →