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Genesis 30:24

What does Genesis 30:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 30:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and she calleth his name Joseph, saying, `Jehovah is adding to me another son.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And she called his name Joseph: saying: The Lord give me also another son.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And she called his name Joseph; and said, Jehovah will add to me another son.

Context

v.23And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

v.24This passage

v.25And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 37:4

    And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

  • Genesis 39:1

    And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.

  • Deuteronomy 33:13

    And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth beneath,

  • Genesis 35:17

    And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son.

  • Genesis 37:2

    These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.

  • Acts 7:9

    And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

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