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Genesis 30:22

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

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וַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvayizkorand be maleזָכַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be male”, the next action in the storyH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.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.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).רָחֵ֑לrachelRachelרָחֵלnoun, proper name — “Rachel”H7354Rachel, a wife of JacobRachel.וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvayishmaand 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…אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙eleyhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “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).אֱלֹהִ֔יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, 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.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).רַחְמָֽהּrachmahwombרֶחֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “womb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7358the wombmatrix, womb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Young’s Literal Translation

And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb,

World English Bible

God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.

Darby Translation

And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord also remembering Rachel, heard her, and opened her womb.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and he opened her womb.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμνήσθη δὲ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς Ῥαχὴλ, καὶ ἔπήκουσεν αὐτῆς ὁ Θεός· καὶ ἀνέῳξεν αὐτῆς τὴν μήτραν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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