Genesis 29:31 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And Jehovah seeth that Leah [is] the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;
English ASV
And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.
English Amplified
And when the Lord saw that Leah was despised, He made her able to bear children, but Rachel was barren.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And when the Lord saw that Leah was despised, He made her able to bear children, but Rachel was barren.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
English EASY 2024
The Lord saw that Jacob did not love Leah. So he let her become pregnant. But Rachel did not give birth to any children.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, so he made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
When the Lord saw that Leah was loved less than Rachel, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel remained childless.
English God's Word - GW 1995
But because Leah was unloved, the Lord let her have a child, while Rachel was childless.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
English KJV 1611
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
English LSB
And Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Now the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he made her fruitful, while Rachel remained barren.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The Lord saw that Jacob didn't love Leah as much as he loved Rachel. So he let Leah have children. But Rachel wasn't able to have children.
English NIV
When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
English NKJ 1982
When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
English NLT
But because Leah was unloved, the LORD let her have a child, while Rachel was childless.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
When Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb, but Rachel remained childless.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
When the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
But because Jacob was slighting Leah, Jehovah let her have a child, while Rachel was barren.
English Tyndale 1537
When the LORD saw that Lea was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.