Genesis 30:1
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
קָנָא
qânâʼ
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
אָחוֹת
ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אַיִן
ʼayin
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Key Terms in This Verse
קָנָא qânâʼ
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
Study H7065 →אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth
a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
Study H269 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Study H3205 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →Cross References
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD’s people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my l...
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
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