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Genesis 30:13-15
Common English Bible
Genesis 30:13-15
Common English Bible
13 and Leah said, “I’m happy now because women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.[a]
14 During the wheat harvest, Reuben found some erotic herbs[b] in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Give me your son’s erotic herbs.”
15 Leah replied, “Isn’t it enough that you’ve taken my husband? Now you want to take my son’s erotic herbs too?”
Rachel said, “For your son’s erotic herbs, Jacob[c] may sleep with you tonight.”
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- Genesis 30:13 Or happy
- Genesis 30:14 Or mandrakes
- Genesis 30:15 Or he
Genesis 30:13-15
New International Version
Genesis 30:13-15
New International Version
13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(A) happy.”(B) So she named him Asher.[a](C)
14 During wheat harvest,(D) Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrake plants,(E) which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
15 But she said to her, “Wasn’t it enough(F) that you took away my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?”
“Very well,” Rachel said, “he can sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.”(G)
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
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