Genesis 30:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 30:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 30:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 30:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, “You must come in to me; for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” He lay with her that night.”
Genesis 30:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 30:16 ASV — 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. ”
Genesis 30:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 30:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jacob cometh in from the field at evening; and Leah goeth to meet him, and saith, `Unto me dost thou come in, for hiring I have hired thee with my son's love-apples;' and he lieth with her during that night.”
Genesis 30:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 30:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when Jacob came from the fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me, for indeed I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. ”
Genesis 30:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 30:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Iaakob came from the fielde in the euening, and Leah went out to meete him, and sayde, Come in to mee, for I haue bought and payed for thee with my sonnes mandrakes: and he slept with her that night.”
Genesis 30:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 30:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and she said, "To me you must come in, for surely I have hired you with the mandrakes of my son." And he lay with her in that night.”
Genesis 30:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 30:16 in Context — Genesis 30
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
16 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.
17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
What Does Genesis 30:16 Mean?
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