Genesis 30 · Verse 19

Genesis 30:19

And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
Genesis 30:19, King James Version

Genesis 30:19 in other translations

BSBAgain Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
WEBLeah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
ASVAnd Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.
YLTAnd conceive again doth Leah, and she beareth a sixth son to Jacob,
DARBYAnd Leah again conceived, and bore Jacob a sixth son;
BBEAnd again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.
WebsterAnd Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob the sixth son.

What does Genesis 30:19 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 30:19 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.

וַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029
עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750
לֵאָ֔הle.'AhLeahH3812
וַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
בֵּן\־ben-a sonH1121
שִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShisixthH8345
לְּיַעֲקֹֽב\׃le.ya.'a.Koto JacobH3290

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Genesis 30:19

    And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

  • Genesis 30:20

    And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

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Genesis 30:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y concibió Lea otra vez, y parió el sexto hijo á Jacob.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Léa conçut encore, et enfanta à Jacob un sixième fils.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Lea ward wiederum schwanger und gebar dem Jakob einen sechsten Sohn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Rursum Lia concipiens, peperit sextum filium,