Genesis 29:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”

Genesis 29:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 29:31 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 29:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.”

Genesis 29:31 — World English Bible

Genesis 29:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. ”

Genesis 29:31 — American Standard Version

Genesis 29:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah seeth that Leah <FI>is<Fi> the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel <FI>is<Fi> barren;”

Genesis 29:31 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 29:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. ”

Genesis 29:31 — Darby Translation

Genesis 29:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.”

Genesis 29:31 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 29:31 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the Lord saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, and Rachel was barren.”

Genesis 29:31 — The Living Sword

Genesis 29:31 in Context — Genesis 29

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

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What Does Genesis 29:31 Mean?

Genesis 29:31 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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