The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. So the Lord made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children.
Genesis 30:1 - Easy To Read Version Rachel saw that she was not giving Jacob any children. Rachel became jealous of her sister Leah. So Rachel said to Jacob, “Give me children or I will die!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. So the Lord made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children.
Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him. But Joseph’s father thought much about all these things and wondered what they could mean.
Then Elijah walked for a whole day into the desert. Elijah sat down under a bush. He asked to die. Elijah said, “I have had enough, Lord! Let me die. I am no better than my ancestors. [210] ”
If any person can prove I am wrong,\par then I will shut up immediately.\par
A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par
The people became jealous of Moses.\par They became jealous of Aaron,\par the Lord’s holy priest.\par
If a person has peace in his mind, then his body will be healthy. But jealousy causes sickness in his body.
The place of death, a woman with no children, dry ground that needs rain, and a hot fire that can’t be stopped.
Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. Why? Because people are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [21]}
If you plan to continue giving me their troubles, then kill me now. If you accept me as your servant, then let me die now. Then I will be finished with all my troubles!”
But Moses answered, “Are you afraid the people will think that I am not the leader now? I wish that all the Lord’s people were able to prophesy. I wish that the Lord would put his Spirit [163] on all of them!”
(This happened while Jesus’ followers went to town to buy some food.)
You are still not spiritual people. You have jealousy and arguing among you. This shows that you are not spiritual. You are acting the same as people of the world.
Being sorry like God wants makes a person change his heart and life. This leads a person to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.
having envy, being drunk, having wild and wasteful parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now like I warned you before: The people who do these things will not be in God’s kingdom.
Grace (kindness) and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
If you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, then you have no reason to boast. Your boasting is a lie that hides the truth.
Do you think the Scriptures {\cf2\super [19]} mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit {\cf2\super [20]} that \{God\} made to live in us wants us only for himself.” {\cf2\super [21]}
Hannah was very sad. She cried very much while she prayed to the Lord.