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OET (OET-RV)Now Rahel realised that she wasn’t producing any children for Yacob, so she envied her sisterLe’ah, and she demanded from Yacob, “Give me children, and if you don’t, I’ll die!”
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BrLXXἸδοῦσα 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. (Idousa de Ɽaⱪaʸl, hoti ou tetoke tōi Hiakōb; kai ezaʸlōse Ɽaⱪaʸl taʸn adelfaʸn autaʸs; kai eipe tōi Yakōb, dos moi tekna; ei de maʸ, teleutaʸsō egō. )
BrTrAnd 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.
ULTNow 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!”
USTMeanwhile when Rachel realized that she was not able to bear anychildren for Jacob, she was jealous of her sister, and she demanded of Jacob, “Help me have children, or else I want to die!”
BSB § 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.
OEBWhen 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.’
WEBBEWhen Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”
NETWhen 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!”
LSVAnd 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.”
FBVWhen 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!”
T4TRachel 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!”
LEBWhen 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!”
BBENow 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.
JPSAnd 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.'
ASVAnd 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.
DRAAnd Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.
YLTAnd 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.'
DrbyAnd when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
RVAnd 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.
WbstrAnd 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-1769And 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. (¶ And when Rachel saw that she bare Yacob no children, Rachel enuied her sister, and said unto Yacob, Give me children, or else I die.)
BshpsRachel 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 enuied her sister, and said unto Yacob: Give me children, or else I am but dead.)
GnvaAnd 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 enuied her sister, and said unto Yacob, Give me children, or else I die. )
CvdlWhen 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 enuye at her sister, and said unto Yacob: Give me children also, or else I am but dead.)
WyclForsothe 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. (Forsothe Rachel seiy, that she was unfruytful, and had enuye to the sister, and said to her husband, Yyue thou/you free children to me, else I shall die.)
LuthDa 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, that they/she/them to_him Yakob nothing gebar, neidete they/she/them their/her Schwester and spoke to Yakob: Schaffe to_me Kinder! Where not, so die I.)
ClVgCernens autem Rachel quod infecunda esset, invidit sorori suæ, et ait marito suo: Da mihi liberos, alioquin moriar. (Cernens however Rachel that infecunda esset, invidit sorori suæ, and he_said marito suo: Da to_me liberos, alioquin moriar. )
30:1-8 Rachel’s naming of sons through Bilhah does not reflect faith as Leah’s namings had. Rachel felt wronged over the marriage and her barrenness. The names of Bilhah’s sons reflect Rachel’s bitter struggle with her sister and her feeling of some victory.
Rachel is using hyperbole (exaggeration) to show how desperate and deeply ashamed she feels about not having children. You could include a footnote here in your translation that explains how in that culture it was considered very shameful for a woman to be barren (See: Gen 30:23). Alternate translation: “I have no reason to live!”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
