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Genesis 29:31

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

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וַיַּ֤רְאvayarand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שְׂנוּאָ֣הsenuahhateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.לֵאָ֔הleahLeahלֵאָהnoun, proper name — “Leah”H3812Leah, a wife of JacobLeah.וַיִּפְתַּ֖חvayiftachand openפָּתַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and open”, the next action in the storyH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רַחְמָ֑הּrachmahwombרֶחֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “womb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7358the wombmatrix, womb.וְרָחֵ֖לveracheland Rachelרָחֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Rachel”H7354Rachel, a wife of JacobRachel.עֲקָרָֽהaqarahbarrenעָקָרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “barren”, the ordinary formH6135sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)([idiom] male or female) barren (woman).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah seeth that Leah [is] the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;

World English Bible

Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Darby Translation

And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδὼν δὲ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὅτι ἐμισεῖτο Λεία, ἤνοιξε τὴν μήτραν αὐτῆς· Ῥαχὴλ δὲ ἦν στεῖρα.