Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 29:30-34
30Jacob slept withוַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935H413Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354as wellגַּ֣םgamH1571,and indeedגַּֽם־gam-H1571אֶת־'et-H853,he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354more than Leahמִלֵּאָ֑הmi.le.'AhH3812.So he workedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647forעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973Labanע֖וֹדodH5750anotherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.
32And Leahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,forכִּ֣יkiH3588she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, “The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has seenרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200my afflictionכִּֽי־ בְּעָנְיִ֔יki- be.'on.yiH6040H3588.Surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588my husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376will love meיֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.niH157nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258.”
33Againעוֹד֮'OdH5750she conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121,and she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Because the LORDכִּֽי־ יְהוָה֙ki- Yah.wehH3068H3588has heardשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595am unlovedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,He has givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414methisזֶ֑הZehH2088sonas wellגַּם־gam-H1571אֶת־'et-H853.”So she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.
34Once againעוֹד֮'OdH5750Leahconceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121,and she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258at lastהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471my husbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376will become attachedיִלָּוֶ֤הyi.la.VehH3867to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.”Soעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651he was namedקָרָֽא־ שְׁמ֖וֹka.ra'- she.MoH7121H8034Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.
Commentaries on Genesis 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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