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Genesis 30:23

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 30:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
Genesis 30:23 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
21And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
22And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
23And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
24and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.
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.
26Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And she conceived and bare a son, etc.] Through the goodness of God unto her, and for which she was greatly thankful; and said, God hath taken away my reproach; the reproach of barrenness with which she was reproached among her neighbours; and perhaps by her sister Leah, and indeed it was a general reproach in those times; and especially, it was the more grievous to good women in the family of Abraham, because they were not the means of multiplying his seed according to the promise, and could have no hope of the Messiah springing from them.”
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