Genesis
Genesis 30:1
1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Rachel | רָחֵ֗ל | rā·ḥêl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7354 Rachel |
| saw | וַתֵּ֣רֶא | wat·tê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| she was not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bearing | יָֽלְדָה֙ | yā·lə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| any children | רָחֵ֖ל | rā·ḥêl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7354 Rachel |
| for Jacob | לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב | lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| she envied | וַתְּקַנֵּ֥א | wat·tə·qan·nê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7065 be jealous, zealous |
| her sister | בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּ | ba·’ă·ḥō·ṯāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H269 sister |
| Give | הָֽבָה־ | hā·ḇāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3051 give |
| me | לִּ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| children | בָנִ֔ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| or | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I | אָנֹֽכִי׃ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will die | מֵתָ֥ה | mê·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H4191 die |
| she said | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹב֙ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
Cross-references
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Job 5:2 · Genesis 29:31 · Genesis 37:11 · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · 1 Corinthians 3:3 · Proverbs 14:30 · James 3:14 · James 4:5 · Psalm 106:16 · 1 Samuel 1:4–8 · John 4:3 · Numbers 11:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.