When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 30:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 She conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach,” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [now for the first time] she became pregnant and bore a son; and she said, God has taken away my reproach, disgrace, and humiliation. American Standard Version (1901) And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach: Common English Bible She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my shame.” Catholic Public Domain Version And she conceived and bore a son, saying, "God has taken away my reproach." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she conceived, and bore a son, saying: God hath taken away my reproach. |
When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
Seven women shall take hold of one man on that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes; just let us be called by your name; take away our disgrace.”
Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering at his delay in the sanctuary.
“This is what the Lord has done for me in this time, when he looked favorably on me and took away the disgrace I have endured among my people.”
to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
And she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me: grant me two months, so that I may go and wander on the mountains and bewail my virginity, my companions and I.”