New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 29:30-34
30So Jacobwentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935in to Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571,and indeedגַּֽם־gam-H1571he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354moreH4480thanH4480Leahמִלֵּאָ֑הmi.le.'AhH3812,and he servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647with Laban foranotherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.
32Leahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034himReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,for she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, “BecauseH3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hasseenרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200my afflictionבְּעָנְיִ֔יbe.'on.yiH6040;surelyH3588nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258my husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376will loveיֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.niH157me.”
33Then she conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֮'OdH5750and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “BecauseH3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hasheardשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085that I amunlovedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,He has therefore givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me thisזֶ֑הZehH2088sonalsoגַּם־gam-H1571.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034him Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.
34She conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֮'OdH5750and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258thisH6471timeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471my husbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376will becomeH3867attachedH3867to me, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205him threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.”Thereforeעַל־ 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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