Genesis 29 · Verse 35

Genesis 29:35

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
Genesis 29:35, King James Version

Genesis 29:35 in other translations

BSBAnd once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
WEBShe conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
ASVAnd she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, This time will I praise Jehovah: therefore she called his name Judah; and she left off bearing.
YLTAnd she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith this time, ‘I praise Jehovah;' therefore hath she called his name Judah; and she ceaseth from bearing.
DARBYAnd she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, This time will I praise Jehovah; therefore she called his name Judah. And she ceased to bear.
BBEAnd she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.
WebsterAnd she conceived again, and bore a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah, and left bearing.

What does Genesis 29:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 29:32-35

32-35. son ... his name Reuben--Names were also significant; and those which Leah gave to her sons were expressive of her varying feelings of thankfulness or joy, or allusive to circumstances in the history of the family. There was piety and wisdom in attaching a signification to names, as it tended to keep the bearer in remembrance of his duty and the claims of God.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 She called his name Judah - יהודה yehudah, a confessor; one who acknowledges God, and acknowledges that all good comes from his hands, and gives him the praise due to his grace and mercy. From this patriarch the Jews have their name, and could it be now rightly applied to them, it would intimate that they were a people that confess God, acknowledge his bounty, and praise him for his grace. Left bearing - That is, for a time; for she had several children afterwards. Literally translated, the original תעמד מלדת taamod milledeth - she stood still from bearing, certainly does not convey the same meaning as that in our translation; the one appearing to signify that she ceased entirely from having children; the other, that she only desisted for a time, which was probably occasioned by a temporary suspension of Jacob's company, who appears to have deserted the tent of Leah through the jealous management of Rachel. The intelligent and pious care of the original inhabitants of the world to call their children by those names which were descriptive of some remarkable event in providence, circumstance of their birth, or domestic occurrence, is worthy, not only of respect, but of imitation. As the name itself continually called to the mind, both of the parents and the child, the circumstance from which it originated, it could not fail to be a lasting blessing to both. How widely different is our custom! Unthinking and ungodly, we impose names upon our offspring as we do upon our cattle; and often the dog, the horse, the monkey, and the parrot, share in common with our children the names which are called Christian! Some of our Christian names, so called, are absurd, others are ridiculous, and a third class impious; these last being taken from the demon gods and goddesses of heathenism. May we hope that the rational and pious custom recommended in the Scriptures shall ever be restored, even among those who profess to believe in, fear, and love God!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 29:31-35

The names Leah gave her children, expressed her respect and regard, both to God and to her husband. Reuben, or See a son, with this thought, Now will my husband love me; Levi, or joined, expecting, Now will my husband be joined unto me. Mutual affection is both the duty and comfort of the married relation; and yoke-fellows should study to recommend themselves to each other, 1Co 7:33, 34. She thankfully acknowledges…

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Genesis 29:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתַּ֨הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029
ע֜וֹדodagainH5750
וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
בֵּ֗ןBena sonH1121
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merand she saidH559
הַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amthis timeH6471
אוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehI will praiseH3034
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֛ןken-foreH3651
קָרְאָ֥הka.re.'Ahshe calledH7121
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.Modand she stoppedH5975
מִלֶּֽדֶת\׃mi.Le.detfrom bearing childrenH3205

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Cross references for Genesis 29:35

  • Matthew 1:2

    Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

  • Genesis 49:8-12

    Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: …

  • 1 Chronicles 5:2

    For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

  • Genesis 35:26

    And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan–aram.

  • Deuteronomy 33:7

    And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

  • Genesis 44:18-34

    Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. …

  • Genesis 43:8-9

    And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

  • Genesis 46:12

    And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

  • Genesis 38:1-30

    And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2255. B.C. 1749. called.
35:26; 38:1-30; 43:8,9; 44:18-34; 46:12; 49:8-12; De 33:7; 1Ch 5:2
Mt 1:2
Judah. that is, Praise. left bearing. Heb. stood frombearing.
49:8That is, for a time; for she had several children afterwards. (See ch. 30:17, etc.).

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Context

  • Genesis 29:34

    And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

  • Genesis 29:35

    And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

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Genesis 29:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y concibió otra vez, y parió un hijo, y dijo: Esta vez alabaré á Jehová: por esto llamó su nombre Judá: y dejó de parir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Cette fois, je louerai l’ Éternel; c’est pourquoi elle appela son nom Juda; et elle cessa d’enfanter.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie ward wiederum schwanger und gebar einen Sohn; und sie sprach: Diesmal will ich Jehova preisen! Darum gab sie ihm den Namen Juda. Und sie hörte auf zu gebären.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quarto concepit, et peperit filium, et ait: Modo confitebor Domino, et ob hoc vocavit eum Judam: cessavitque parere.