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Genesis 30:21-23
New English Translation
Genesis 30:21-23
New English Translation
21 After that she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
22 Then God took note of[a] Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.[b] 23 She became pregnant[c] and gave birth to a son. Then she said, “God has taken away my shame.”[d]
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- Genesis 30:22 tn Heb “remembered.”
- Genesis 30:22 tn Heb “and God listened to her and opened up her womb.” Since “God” is the subject of the previous clause, the noun has been replaced by the pronoun “he” in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Genesis 30:23 tn Or “conceived.”
- Genesis 30:23 tn Heb “my reproach.” A “reproach” is a cutting taunt or painful ridicule, but here it probably refers by metonymy to Rachel’s barren condition, which was considered shameful in this culture and was the reason why she was the object of taunting and ridicule.
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