Genesis 30:16

Genesis chapter 30 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with scriptural context

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

Context

v.15And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son’s mandrakes.

v.16This passage

v.17And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.