Genesis 30:1
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And Rachel seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.

when Rachel.

Genesis 29:31 And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.

Rachel envied.

Genesis 37:11 His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.

1 Samuel 1:4-8 Now the day came, and Elcana offered sacrifice, and gave to Phenenna, his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, portions: . . .

Psalm 106:16 And they provoked Moses in the camp, Aaron the holy one of the Lord.

Proverbs 14:30 Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again I considered all the labours of men, and I remarked that their industries are exposed to the envy of their neighbour: so in this also there is vanity, and fruitless care.

1 Corinthians 3:3 For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal and walk you not according to man?

Galatians 5:21 Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

James 3:14 But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contention in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth.

James 4:5 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?

or else I die.

Genesis 35:16-19 And going forth from thence, he came in the spring time to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail, . . .

Genesis 37:11 His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.

Numbers 11:15,29 But if it seem unto thee otherwise, I beseech thee to kill me, and let me find grace in thy eyes, that I be not afflicted with so great evils. . . .

1 Kings 19:4 And he went forward, one day's journey into the desert. And when he was there, and sat under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die, and said: It is enough for me, Lord; take away my soul: for I am no better than my fathers.

Job 3:1-3,11,20-22 After this, Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day, . . .

Job 5:2 Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

Job 13:19 Who is he that will plead against me? let him come: why am I consumed holding my peace?

Jeremiah 20:14-18 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day in which my mother bore me, be blessed. . . .

John 4:3,8 He left Judea and went again into Galilee. . . .

2 Corinthians 7:10 For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

Context
Dan and Naphtali
1And Rachel seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.2And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy womb?…
Cross References
Genesis 29:31
And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.

1 Samuel 1:5
But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna. And the Lord had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:6
Her rival also afflicted her, and troubled her exceedingly, insomuch that she upbraided her, that the Lord had shut up her womb:

Proverbs 30:16
Hell and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never saith: It is enough.

Lexicon
When Rachel
רָחֵ֗ל (rā·ḥêl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob

saw
וַתֵּ֣רֶא (wat·tê·re)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

that
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

she was not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

bearing
יָֽלְדָה֙ (yā·lə·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

any children
רָחֵ֖ל (rā·ḥêl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob

for Jacob,
לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

she envied
וַתְּקַנֵּ֥א (wat·tə·qan·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7065: To be, zealous, jealous, envious

her sister.
בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּ (ba·’ă·ḥō·ṯāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 269: Sister -- a sister

“Give
הָֽבָה־ (hā·ḇāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, come

me
לִּ֣י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

children,
בָנִ֔ים (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

or
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I
אָנֹֽכִי׃ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

will die!”
מֵתָ֥ה (mê·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

she said
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶֽל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Jacob.
יַעֲקֹב֙ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc


Additional Translations
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

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

And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

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

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."

And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.'
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