Genesis 30:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

WHEN RACHEL saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I will die!

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

When Rachel realized that she could bear Jacob no children, Rachel became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children! If you don’t, I may as well be dead.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, "Give me children, otherwise I will die."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.

Genesis 30:1 Cross References

Genesis 29:31

And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.

1 Kings 19:4

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 life; for I am not better than my fathers.

Job 13:19

Who is he that will contend with me? For now shall I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

Job 3:11

Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

Job 5:2

For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

Psalm 106:16

They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the LORD.

Proverbs 14:30

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 30:16

The grave; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw all labour and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Numbers 11:15

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.

Numbers 11:29

And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!

John 4:3

he left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

John 4:8

For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.

1 Corinthians 3:3

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

Galatians 5:21

envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they which practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Titus 3:3

For we also were aforetime foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

James 3:14

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

James 4:5

Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.