Study it in the app“Rachel saw that she had not borne children to Jacob, and Rachel envied her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.””
Rachelרָחֵלsawוַתֵּרֶאthatכִּיshe had not borne childrenלֹא יָלְדָהto Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹבand Rachelוַ רָחֵלenviedתְּקַנֵּאher sisterבַּאֲחֹתָהּand saidוַתֹּאמֶרto Jacob,אֶל יַעֲקֹב“Giveהָבָהmeלִּיchildren,בָנִיםor elseוְאִם אַיִןIאָנֹכִיwill die.”מֵתָה
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tere” appearsbear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yalda” appearsJacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appearsbe jealous
To feel bitterness because another has what one would like.
Where else “tekane” appearssister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achota” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appearsgive
To hand something to someone, or to ascribe to him what is due.
Where else “hava” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanim” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “meta” appears1 · This verse (above)
2Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of Elohim, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
1. What it says
How did Jacob prosper with Laban’s flocks (vv. 37-43)?
2. What it means
What does the rivalry between Rachel and Leah over having children show (vv. 1, 14-15)?
3. How I live it
How can you rejoice in what others receive instead of comparing yourself with them?
