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Genesis 30:13-15
Evangelical Heritage Version
Genesis 30:13-15
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 Leah said, “I am blessed, for women will call me blessed.” She named him Asher.[a]
14 At the time of the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found mandrakes[b] in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
15 She said to her, “Isn’t it bad enough that you have taken away my husband? Do you want to take away my son’s mandrakes as well?”
Rachel said, “He will sleep with you tonight for your son’s mandrakes.”
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- Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
- Genesis 30:14 Mandrakes were thought to be an aphrodisiac and fertility drug.
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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