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Genesis 30:21
21After some time, Leah became pregnant again. She gave birth to a daughter. She called her daughter Dinah.
Genesis 30:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
- New International Version (NIV)Some time later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Afterward she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
Context of Genesis 30:21
19Leah became pregnant again and she gave Jacob a sixth son. 20Leah said, ‘God has given me this valuable gift. Now my husband will respect me because I have given him six sons.’ She called this son Zebulun. After some time, Leah became pregnant again. She gave birth to a daughter. She called her daughter Dinah. 22Then God decided to help Rachel. He listened to her and he let her become pregnant. 23She became pregnant and she gave birth to a son. Rachel said, ‘I am not ashamed any longer, because God has given me a son.’
Read all of Genesis 30Genesis 30:21 word by word
וְאַחַ֖ר יָ֣לְדָה בַּ֑ת וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ דִּינָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 30:21
- Genesis 34:1Dinah was the daughter of Leah and Jacob. One day she went out to visit the young women who lived near Shechem city.
- Genesis 46:15These were the sons that Leah gave birth to in Paddan Aram. Jacob was their father. Leah also gave birth to a daughter, Dinah. These sons and daughters of Jacob were 33 in all.
Commentaries on Genesis 30:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21And called her name Dinah - דינה dinah, judgment. As Rachel had called her son by Bilhah Dan, Genesis 30:6, so Leah calls her daughter Dinah, God having judged and determined for her, as well as for her sister in the preceding instance.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-43Verses 1-43 - Jacob‘s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād Gad, “overcoming, victory.” בגד bāgād “in victory or” =גד בא bā' gād “victory cometh.” גוּד gûd “press down.” גדוּד gedûd “troop.” 13. אשׁר 'ǎashēr Asher, “prosperity, happiness.” 18. ישׂשכר yı̂śāskār Jissakar, “reward.” The second Hebrew letter (ש s ) seems to have been merely a full mode of writing the word, instead of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-24Verses 14-24 The desire, good in itself, but often too great and irregular, of being the mother of the promised Seed, with the honour of having many children, and the reproach of being barren, were causes of this unbecoming contest between the sisters. The truth appears to be, that they were influenced by the promises of God to Abraham; whose posterity were promised the richest blessings, and from whom the Messiah was to descend.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Dinah was the only daughter of Jacob. See chapter 34.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. afterwards, she bare a daughter--The inferior value set on a daughter is displayed in the bare announcement of the birth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 30
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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