Re'uven went in the days of wheat harvest, and found dudaim in the field, and brought them to his mother, Le'ah. Then Rachel said to Le'ah, *Please give me some of your son's dudaim.*
Genesis 30:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Ya`akov came from the field in the evening, and Le'ah went out to meet him, and said, *You must come in to me; for I have surely hired you with my son's dudaim.* He lay with her that night. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him and said, You must sleep with me [tonight], for I have certainly paid your hire with my son's mandrakes. So he slept with her that night. American Standard Version (1901) And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. Common English Bible When Jacob came back from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must sleep with me because I’ve paid for you with my son’s erotic herbs.” So he slept with her that night. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Jacob returned from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and she said, "You will enter to me, because I have hired you for the reward of my son's mandrakes." And he slept with her that night. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Jacob returned at even from the field, Lia went out to meet him, and said: Thou shalt come in unto me, because I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes. And he slept with her that night. |
Re'uven went in the days of wheat harvest, and found dudaim in the field, and brought them to his mother, Le'ah. Then Rachel said to Le'ah, *Please give me some of your son's dudaim.*
She said to her, *Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's dudaim, also?* Rachel said, *Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's dudaim.*
God listened to Le'ah, and she conceived, and bore Ya`akov a fifth son.