Verse List for GEN 30:1

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OET (OET-RV) Now Rahel realised that she wasn’t producing any children for Yacob, so she envied her sister Le’ah, and she demanded from Yacob, “Give me children, and if you don’t, I’ll die!”

OET-LV And_ Rāḩēl _she/it _saw if/because _that not she _had _borne _children to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_ Rāḩēl _she _was _jealous of_sister _of_her and_she/it _said to Yaˊₐqoⱱ come_NOW to/for_me children and_if not am_about _to _die I.

ULT Now Rachel saw that she was not bearing, children for Jacob, so Rachel envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, and if not, I will die!”

UST Meanwhile when Rachel realized that she was not able to bear any children for Jacob, she was jealous of her sister, and she demanded of Jacob, “Help me have children, or else I want to die!”

BSB & MSB When 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.

OEB When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she was jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, ‘Give me children or else I will die.’

WEBBE & WMBB When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”

NET When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children or I’ll die!”

LSV And Rachel sees that she has not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and says to Jacob, “Give me sons, and if there is none—I die.”

FBV When Rachel realized she was unable to give Jacob any children she was jealous of her sister. She complained to Jacob, “I'll die if you don't give me children!”

T4T Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I think I will die!”

LEB When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, “Give me children—if not, I will die!”

BBE Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.

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JPS And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob: 'Give me children, or else I die.'

ASV And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

DRA And Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.

YLT And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none — I die.'

Drby And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

RV And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

SLT And Rachel will see that she shall not bring forth to Jacob, and Rachel will envy her sister, and will say to Jacob, Give me sons, and if not, I die.

Wbstr And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 ¶ And when Rachel saw that shee bare Iacob no children, Rachel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iacob, Giue mee children, or els I die.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Rachel when she sawe that she bare Iacob no children, she enuied her sister, and sayde vnto Iacob: Geue me children, or els I am but dead.
(Rachel when she saw that she bare Yacob no children, she envied her sister, and said unto Yacob: Give me children, or else I am but dead.)

Gnva And when Rahel saw that she bare Iaakob no children, Rahel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iaakob, Giue me children, or els I dye.
(And when Rahel saw that she bare Yacob no children, Rahel envied her sister, and said unto Yacob, Give me children, or else I die.)

Cvdl When Rachel sawe that she bare no children vnto Iacob, she had enuye at hir sister, & saide vnto Iacob: Geue me childre also, or els I am but deed.
(When Rachel saw that she bare no children unto Yacob, she had envy at her sister, and said unto Yacob: Give me children also, or else I am but deed.)

Wycl Forsothe Rachel seiy, that sche was vnfruytful, and hadde enuye to the sister, and seide to hir hosebonde, Yyue thou fre children to me, ellis Y schal die.
(For_certain/Truly Rachel seiy, that she was unfruytful, and had envy to the sister, and said to her husband, Give thou/you free children to me, else I shall die.)

Luth Da Rahel sah, daß sie dem Jakob nichts gebar, neidete sie ihre Schwester und sprach zu Jakob: Schaffe mir Kinder! Wo nicht, so sterbe ich.
(So Rahel saw(v), that they/she/them to_him Yakob nothing gave_birth, enviese they/she/them their/her sister and spoke to/for Yakob: Create to_me children! Where not, so die I.)

ClVg Cernens autem Rachel quod infecunda esset, invidit sorori suæ, et ait marito suo: Da mihi liberos, alioquin moriar.
(Cernens however Rachel that infecunda was, invidit sisteri his/her_own(pl), and he_said marito his_own: Give to_me children, otherwise I_will_die.)

UHB וַ⁠תֵּ֣רֶא רָחֵ֗ל כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽלְדָה֙ לְ⁠יַעֲקֹ֔ב וַ⁠תְּקַנֵּ֥א רָחֵ֖ל בַּ⁠אֲחֹתָ֑⁠הּ וַ⁠תֹּ֤אמֶר אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב֙ הָֽבָ⁠ה־לִּ֣⁠י בָנִ֔ים וְ⁠אִם־אַ֖יִן מֵתָ֥ה אָנֹֽכִי׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἰδοῦσα δὲ Ῥαχὴλ, ὅτι οὐ τέτοκε τῷ Ἱακώβ· καὶ ἐζήλωσε Ῥαχὴλ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῆς· καὶ εἶπε τῷ Ἰακὼβ, δός μοι τέκνα· εἰ δὲ μὴ, τελευτήσω ἐγώ.

BrTr And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.