When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!”
2 Kings 4:28 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Then she said, “Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say, Do not deceive me?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? Did I not say, Do not deceive me? American Standard Version (1901) Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? Common English Bible She said, “Did I ask you for a son, sir? Didn’t I say, ‘Don’t raise my hopes’?” Catholic Public Domain Version And she said to him: "Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say to you, 'You should not deceive me?' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she said to him: Did I ask a son of my lord? Did I not say to thee: Do not deceive me? |
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!”
And he said, “At this season, when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your maidservant.”
He said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If you meet any one, do not salute him; and if any one salutes you, do not reply; and lay my staff upon the face of the child.”