Genesis 30:1

Forsothe Rachel seiy, that sche was vnfruytful, and hadde enuye + 30:1 enuye, that is, sorewide of hir owne defaute in comparisoun of hir sister, that hadde no sich defaute. to the sister, and seide to hir hosebonde, Yyue thou fre children to me, ellis Y schal die.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2To whom Jacob was wrooth, and answerde, Wher Y am for God, which haue priued thee fro the fruyt of thi wombe?

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Cross References

Genesis 35:16Forsothe Jacob yede out fro thennus, and cam in the bigynnynge of somer to the lond that ledith to Effrata; in which lond whanne Rachel trauelide in child beryng,

Numbers 11:15If in other maner it semeth to thee, Y biseche that thou sle me, and that Y fynde grace in thin iyen, that Y be not punyschid bi so grete yuelis.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:1

In this chapter we have an account of the increase, I. Of Jacob's family. Eight children more we find registered in this chapter; Dan and Naphtali by Bilhah, Rachel's maid, ver. 1-8 . Gad and Asher by Zilpah, Leah's maid, ver. 9-13 . Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah, by Leah, ver. 14-21 . And, last of all, Joseph, by Rachel, ver. 22-24 . II. Of Jacob's estate. He makes a new bargain with Laban, ver. 25-34 . And in the six years' further service he did to Laban God wonderfully blessed him, so that his stock of cattle… Read the whole commentary →

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