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Genesis 30:1

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AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
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  1. Job 5:2Rank 1 from verse 1
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    2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  2. Genesis 29:31Rank 2 from verse 1
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    31¶ And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

  3. Genesis 37:11Rank 3 from verse 1
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    11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

  4. 1 Corinthians 3:3Rank 4 from verse 1
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    3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

  5. 2 Corinthians 7:10Rank 5 from verse 1
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    10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

  6. Proverbs 14:30Rank 6 from verse 1
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    30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

  7. James 3:14Rank 7 from verse 1
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    14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

  8. James 4:5Rank 8 from verse 1
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    5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

  9. 1 Kings 19:4Rank 9 from verse 1
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    4¶ But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

  10. 1 Samuel 1:4–8Rank 10 from verse 1
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    4¶ And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

    5But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

    6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

    7And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

    8Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

  11. Ecclesiastes 4:4Rank 11 from verse 1
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    4¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  12. Galatians 5:21Rank 12 from verse 1
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    21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

  13. Jeremiah 20:14–18Rank 13 from verse 1
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    14¶ Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

    15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

    16And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

    17Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

    18Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

  14. Job 13:19Rank 14 from verse 1
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    19Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

  15. Job 3:1–3Rank 15 from verse 1
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    1AFTER this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

    2And Job spake, and said,

    3Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

  16. Job 3:11Rank 16 from verse 1
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    11Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

  17. Job 3:20–22Rank 17 from verse 1
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    20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

    21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

    22Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

  18. John 4:3Rank 18 from verse 1
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    3He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.

  19. John 4:8Rank 19 from verse 1
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    8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

  20. Numbers 11:15Rank 20 from verse 1
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    15And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

  21. Numbers 11:29Rank 21 from verse 1
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    29And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!

  22. Psalms 106:16Rank 22 from verse 1
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    16They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.

  23. Titus 3:3Rank 23 from verse 1
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    3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

  24. Genesis 35:16–19Rank 24 from verse 1
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    16¶ And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

    17And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

    18And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

    19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

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Genesis 30:1

COMBINED MEANING

bare

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1. As the past tense of bear, brought forth or gave birth to offspring; also produced fruit or other increase. 2. Carried, conveyed, supported, lifted, or sustained a person, object, or load. 3. Bore, endured, or took upon oneself a loss, infirmity, sin, or other burden. 4. Gave witness or record; testified. 5. Exercised rule or authority. 6. As an adjective, uncovered, naked, exposed, stripped, or without covering.

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COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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envied

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of envy, meaning to feel such jealousy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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30:1AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

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30:2And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

30:3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

30:4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

30:5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

30:6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

30:7And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

30:8And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

30:9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

30:10And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

30:11And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

30:12And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.

30:13And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

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