But Sarai was barren. She had no child.
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. And he went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and lived there.
And Isaac prayed to Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren. And Jehovah heard him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, even He opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.
He causes the barren to dwell in the house as a joyful mother of sons. Praise Jehovah!
And behold, your cousin Elizabeth also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren. And both were advanced in their days.
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and did not bear.
And he had two wives, the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the second, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
But to Hannah he gave one double portion, for he loved Hannah. But Jehovah had shut up her womb.
