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Leahלֵאָהconceivedוַתַּהַרagainעוֹדand boreוַתֵּלֶדJacobלְּיַעֲקֹבa sixthשִׁשִּׁיson.בֵּן
Genesis 30:19
Study it in the app“Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 30:19, word by word
- 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- 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 sixthשִׁשִּׁיshishi
sixth
Sixth; a sixth part.
Where else “shishi” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears
The context
18Leah said, “Elohim has given me my wages, because I gave my slave woman to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.
19 · This verse (above)
20Leah said, “Elohim has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” So she called his name Zebulun.
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?