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ElohimאֱלֹהִיםheardוַיִּשְׁמַעLeah,אֶל לֵאָהand she conceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדJacobלְיַעֲקֹבa fifthחֲמִישִׁיson.בֵּן
Genesis 30:17
Study it in the app“Elohim heard Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 30:17, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- Leahלֵאָהlea
Leah
Leah, elder daughter of Laban and Jacob's first wife; mother of six of his sons and of Dinah.
Where else “lea” appears- and she conceivedתַּהַרtahar
conceive
Become pregnant, conceive; figuratively, conceive a plan.
Where else “tahar” appears- and boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
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” appears- a fifthחֲמִישִׁיchamishi
fifth
The one in fifth place in an order.
Where else “chamishi” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears
The context
16Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him and said, “To me you must come, for I have surely hired you with the mandrakes of my son.” So he lay with her that night.
17 · This verse (above)
18Leah said, “Elohim has given me my wages, because I gave my slave woman to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.
To study Genesis 30 in a group
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?