Passage

Genesis 30.22

Book: Genesis · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

20. And 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. 21. And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

22. And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach: 24. and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son. (Genesis 30:20-24, ASV)

WEB

20. Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons.” She named him Zebulun. 21. Afterwards, she bore a daughter, and named her Dinah.

22. God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.

She conceived, bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” 24. She named him Joseph, saying, “May Yahweh add another son to me.” (Genesis 30:20-24, WEB)

KJV

20. And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun. ^{Zebulun: that is, Dwelling: Gr. Zabulon} 21. And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. ^{Dinah: that is Judgment}

22. And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: 24. And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son. ^{Joseph: that is, Adding} (Genesis 30:20-24, KJV)

YLT

20. and Leah saith, 'God hath endowed me, a good dowry; this time doth my husband dwell with me, for I have borne to him six sons;' and she calleth his name Zebulun; 21. and afterwards hath she born a daughter, and calleth her name Dinah.

22. And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb,

and she conceiveth and beareth a son, and saith, 'God hath gathered up my reproach;' 24. and she calleth his name Joseph, saying, 'Jehovah is adding to me another son.' (Genesis 30:20-24, YLT)

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Setting

Speaker: the narrator of Genesis; Jewish and Christian tradition names Moses
Audience: Israel
Location: Canaan and Paddan-aram, in the patriarchal narratives
Time period: the patriarchal period, early second millennium BC on traditional dating

Theological reading

"And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb." (Genesis 30:22, KJV).

God remembered Rachel. After years of barrenness and rivalry with her sister, "God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb." Conception is described as an answer from God.

Remembering as acting. In Hebrew narrative, God "remembering" someone means acting on their behalf, as with Noah (8:1) and Hannah (1 Samuel 1:19).

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Passages:

Ruth 4.13

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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