Genesis
Genesis 30:22–23
22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, 23and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
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Genesis 30:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| remembered | וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר | way·yiz·kōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| Rachel | רָחֵ֑ל | rā·ḥêl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7354 Rachel |
| He | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| listened | וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to her | אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| and opened | וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח | way·yip̄·taḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| her womb | רַחְמָֽהּ׃ | raḥ·māh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7358 womb |
Genesis 30:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and she conceived | וַתַּ֖הַר | wat·ta·har | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2029 conceive, become pregnant |
| and gave birth to | וַתֵּ֣לֶד | wat·tê·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a son | בֵּ֑ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has taken away | אָסַ֥ף | ’ā·sap̄ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| my shame | חֶרְפָּתִֽי׃ | ḥer·pā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2781 reproach |
| she said | וַתֹּ֕אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 30:22 Genesis 29:31 · Psalm 113:9 · 1 Samuel 1:19–20 · Genesis 8:1 · Genesis 25:21 · Genesis 21:1–2 · Psalm 127:3 · Genesis 30:2 · Psalm 105:42
Genesis 30:23 Luke 1:25 · Luke 1:27 · Genesis 29:31 · Isaiah 4:1 · 1 Samuel 1:5–6 · Luke 1:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.