Genesis 30:17

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“And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.”

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BSBPD

“And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 30:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 30:6Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
  2. Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
  3. Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
  4. 1 Samuel 1:20So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
  5. 1 Samuel 1:26“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
  6. Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

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