Genesis 30 · Verse 17

Genesis 30:17

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
Genesis 30:17, King James Version

Genesis 30:17 in other translations

BSBAnd God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
WEBGod listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
ASVAnd God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.
YLTAnd God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth,
DARBYAnd God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
BBEAnd God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.
WebsterAnd God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.

What does Genesis 30:17 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 30:14-24

The desire, good in itself, but often too great and irregular, of being the mother of the promised Seed, with the honour of having many children, and the reproach of being barren, were causes of this unbecoming contest between the sisters. The truth appears to be, that they were influenced by the promises of God to Abraham; whose posterity were promised the richest blessings, and from whom the Messiah was to descend.

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Genesis 30:17 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'and he listenedH8085
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
אֶל\־'el-toH413
לֵאָ֑הle.'AhLeahH3812
וַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029
וַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
לְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.Koto JacobH3290
בֵּ֥ןbena sonH1121
חֲמִישִֽׁי\׃cha.mi.ShififthH2549

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 30:17

  • Exodus 3:7

    And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

  • 1 Samuel 1:20

    Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 1:26-27

    And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

  • Genesis 30:22

    And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

  • Genesis 30:6

    And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

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6,22; Ex 3:7; 1Sa 1:20,26,27; Lu 1:13

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Context

  • Genesis 30:16

    And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

  • Genesis 30:17

    And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

  • Genesis 30:18

    And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

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Genesis 30:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y oyó Dios á Lea: y concibió, y parió á Jacob el quinto hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Dieu entendit Léa, et elle conçut, et enfanta à Jacob un cinquième fils.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Gott hörte auf Lea, und sie ward schwanger und gebar dem Jakob einen fünften Sohn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et exaudivit Deus preces ejus, concepitque et peperit filium quintum,