And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
2 Kings 4:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? 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? |
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.