Genesis 30:22

Genesis 30:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
• New International Version (NIV)Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

Context of Genesis 30:22

20Leah said, “God has presented me a good gift. This time my husband will honor me for I’ve borne six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulun. 21Afterwards she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah. Then God remembered Rachel and God listened to her and opened her womb. 23Then she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. So she said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” 24She named him Joseph saying, “May Adonai add another son for me.”

Genesis 30:22 word by word

וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־רַחְמָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• Rachelרָחֵלrâchêl · RachelH7354
• hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to her, and openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• her wombרֶ֫חֶםrechem · wombH7358

Cross-references for Genesis 30:22

• Genesis 8:1Then God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. So God caused a wind to pass over the land and the water subsided.
• Genesis 21:1Then Adonai visited Sarah just as He had said, and Adonai did for Sarah just as He had spoken.
• Genesis 29:31Now Adonai saw that Leah was unloved, so he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.
• 1 Samuel 1:19They rose up early in the morning and worshipped before Adonai, then went back to their home to Ramah. Then Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and Adonai remembered her.
• Psalms 105:42For He remembered His holy word to Abraham His servant.
• Genesis 30:2But Jacob became furious with Rachel and said, “Am I, instead of God, the one who withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
• Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to Adonai on behalf of his wife because she was barren. Adonai answered his plea and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
• Psalms 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Halleluyah!
• Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a heritage of Adonai —the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Commentaries on Genesis 30:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22And God hearkened to her - After the severe reproof which Rachel had received from her husband, Genesis 30:2, it appears that she sought God by prayer, and that he heard her; so that her prayer and faith obtained what her impatience and unbelief had prevented.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. 22-24Rachel finally had her own son, Joseph, thanks to God's intervention. His birth was not due to superstitions (30:14–16) or the custom of giving servants as wives. The Hebrew word translated as "taken away" (’asap) sounds similar to the name Joseph (yosep), which means "may he add." Rachel was happy about Joseph's birth and prayed for another son.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. Rachel envied her sister--The maternal relation confers a high degree of honor in the East, and the want of that status is felt as a stigma and deplored as a grievous calamity. Give me children, or else I die--either be reckoned as good as dead, or pine away from vexation. The intense anxiety of Hebrew women for children arose from the hope of giving birth to the promised seed. Rachel's conduct was sinful and contrasts unfavorably with that of Rebekah…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 30:22

• Barrenness
• Children
• Conception
• Emulation
• Family
• Jacob
• Miracles
• Polygamy
• Rachel

In the dictionaries

• God
• Rachel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Add
• Agate
• Barren
• Coming
• Concubine
• Happy
• Reproach

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