Monday, June 3, 2013

Genesis 30:20


And Leah said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry [endowment]; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun [dwelling].

Geneva Bible - Then Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my
husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. And she called his
name Zebulun.

Genesis 30:19


And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

Geneva Bible - After, Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

Genesis 30:18


And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

Geneva Bible - Then said Leah, God hath given me my reward, because I gave my (f) maid to
my husband, and she called his name Issachar [lit Hire].
(f) Instead of acknowledging her fault, she boasteth as if God had rewarded her therefore.

Genesis 30:17


And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

Geneva Bible - And God heard Leah and she conceived, and bare unto Jacob the fifth son.

Genesis 30:16


And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

Geneva Bible - And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet
him, and said, Come in to me, for I have (*) bought and paid for thee with my
son’s mandrakes. And he slept with her that night.
(*) Hebrew: buying I have bought.