Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version God listened to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. New Living Translation And God answered Leah’s prayers. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob. English Standard Version And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. Berean Standard Bible And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob. King James Bible And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. New King James Version And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. New American Standard Bible God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. NASB 1995 God gave heed to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. NASB 1977 And God gave heed to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. Legacy Standard Bible And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. Amplified Bible God listened and answered [the prayer of] Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob. Christian Standard Bible God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. Holman Christian Standard Bible God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. American Standard Version And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son. Contemporary English Version and God answered Leah's prayers by giving her a fifth son. English Revised Version And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son. GOD'S WORD® Translation God answered Leah's prayer. She became pregnant and gave birth to her fifth son for Jacob. Good News Translation God answered Leah's prayer, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. International Standard Version God heard what Leah had said, so she conceived and bore a fifth son for Jacob. Majority Standard Bible And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob. NET Bible God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time. New Heart English Bible God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son. Webster's Bible Translation And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son. World English Bible God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd God listens to Leah, and she conceives, and bears a son to Jacob, a fifth, Young's Literal Translation And God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth, Smith's Literal Translation And God will listen to Leah, and she will conceive and bear to Jacob the fifth son. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd God heard her prayers: and she conceived and bore the fifth son, Catholic Public Domain Version And God heard her prayers. And she conceived and bore a fifth son. New American Bible and God listened to Leah; she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob. New Revised Standard Version And God heeded Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And God heard Leah and she became pregnant and she bore to Yaquuv a fifth son. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son. Brenton Septuagint Translation And God hearkened to Lea, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah17And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob. 18Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.… Cross References Genesis 29:31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. Genesis 21:1-2 Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. Genesis 25:21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. 1 Samuel 1:19-20 The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. / So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.” Psalm 127:3 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Genesis 16:11 The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction. Genesis 33:5 When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.” Genesis 49:25 by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb. Ruth 4:13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 1 Samuel 2:21 So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD. Luke 1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. Luke 1:24-25 After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared, / “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.” Luke 1:36-37 Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. / For no word from God will ever fail.” Hebrews 11:11 By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised. Romans 9:10-12 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” Treasury of Scripture And God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son. A. Genesis 30:6,22 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan… Exodus 3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 1 Samuel 1:20,26,27 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD… Jump to Previous Bare Bore Child Conceived Conceiveth Ear Fifth Hearkened Hearkeneth Heed Jacob Leah PregnantJump to Next Bare Bore Child Conceived Conceiveth Ear Fifth Hearkened Hearkeneth Heed Jacob Leah PregnantGenesis 30 1. Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.5. Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali. 9. Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher. 14. Reuben finds mandrakes, 15. with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel. 17. Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. 22. Rachel bears Joseph. 25. Jacob desires to depart. 27. Laban detains him on a new agreement. 37. Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich. And God listened to Leah The phrase "And God listened" indicates divine intervention and attentiveness to human prayer and suffering. The Hebrew root for "listened" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but also understanding and responding. This highlights God's active role in the lives of His people, showing that He is not distant but intimately involved. Leah, who felt unloved and overlooked, finds solace in God's attention, reminding us that God hears the cries of the marginalized and responds with compassion. and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative listened וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (way·yiš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Leah, לֵאָ֑ה (lê·’āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3812: Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob and she conceived וַתַּ֛הַר (wat·ta·har) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnant and bore וַתֵּ֥לֶד (wat·tê·leḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage a fifth חֲמִישִֽׁי׃ (ḥă·mî·šî) Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 2549: Fifth, a fifth son בֵּ֥ן (bên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son to Jacob. לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc Links Genesis 30:17 NIVGenesis 30:17 NLT Genesis 30:17 ESV Genesis 30:17 NASB Genesis 30:17 KJV Genesis 30:17 BibleApps.com Genesis 30:17 Biblia Paralela Genesis 30:17 Chinese Bible Genesis 30:17 French Bible Genesis 30:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 30:17 God listened to Leah and she conceived (Gen. 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