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Genesis 30:17

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

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvayishmaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hear”, the next action in the storyH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֱלֹהִ֖יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).לֵאָ֑הleahLeahלֵאָהnoun, proper name — “Leah”H3812Leah, a wife of JacobLeah.וַתַּ֛הַרvataharand be with childהָרָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be with child”, the next action in the storyH2029to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.וַתֵּ֥לֶדvateledand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…לְיַעֲקֹ֖בleyaaqovto Jacobיַעֲקֹבpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.בֵּ֥ןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חֲמִישִֽׁיchamishififthחֲמִישִׁיadjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “fifth”, the ordinary formH2549fifth; also a fifthfifth (part).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

Douay-Rheims

And God heard her prayers: and she conceived and bore the fifth son,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God hearkened to Lea, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπήκουσεν ὁ Θεὸς Λείας· καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκε τῷ Ἰακὼβ υἱὸν πέμπτον.