Genesis 30:23
And she conceived, and bore a son, saying: God hath taken my reproach.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
In Context
22The Lord also remembering Rachel, heard her, and opened her womb.
24And she called his name Joseph, saying: The Lord give me also another son.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:5But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna. And the Lord had shut up her womb.
Luke 1:21And the people were waiting for Zachary; and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple.
Luke 1:27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name 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 →