Genesis

Genesis 30:22–25

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. ²⁴She named him Joseph,ⁱ and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”

²⁵Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.

Footnotes

i 30:24 Joseph means may He add.

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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

Genesis 30:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She named	וַתִּקְרָ֧א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	שְׁמ֛וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֖ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
and said	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
May the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
add	יֹסֵ֧ף	yō·sêp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
to me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
another	אַחֵֽר׃	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
son	בֵּ֥ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son

Genesis 30:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיְהִ֕י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
after	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Rachel	רָחֵ֖ל	rā·ḥêl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7354 Rachel
had given birth to	יָלְדָ֥ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֑ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
Jacob	יַעֲקֹב֙	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Laban	לָבָ֔ן	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
Send me on my way	שַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙	šal·lə·ḥê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
so I can return	וְאֵ֣לְכָ֔ה	wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my homeland	מְקוֹמִ֖י	mə·qō·w·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition