47 verses contain “Rachel” (in the KJV: 44, in the BSB: 47) — showing 1–47
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And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “
Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter
Rachel with his sheep.”
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
While he was still speaking with them,
Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a
shepherdess.
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw
Rachel the daughter of
Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of
Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of
Laban his mother’s brother.
As soon as Jacob saw
Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother
Laban, with
Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
And Jacob
kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and
wept.
And Jacob told
Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was
Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
He told
Rachel that he was
Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
And
Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was
Rachel.
Now
Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named
Rachel.
Leah was tender
eyed; but
Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to
Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for
Rachel? wherefore then hast thou
beguiled me?
When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to
Laban. “Wasn’t it for
Rachel that I served you? Why have you
deceived me?”
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s
celebration, and
Laban gave him his daughter
Rachel as his wife.
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
Jacob
slept with
Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved
Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for
Laban another seven years.
And when the LORD saw that Leah was
hated, he opened her
womb: but
Rachel was barren.
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her
womb; but
Rachel was barren.
And when
Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children,
Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
When
Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she
envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
And Jacob’s anger was
kindled against
Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s
stead, who hath
withheld from thee the fruit of the
womb?
Jacob became
angry with
Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has
withheld children from you?”
And she gave him
Bilhah her
handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
So
Rachel gave Jacob her servant
Bilhah as a wife, and he
slept with her,
And
Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name
Dan.
Then
Rachel said, “God has
vindicated me; He has heard my
plea and given me a son.” So she named him
Dan.
And
Bilhah Rachel’s
maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
And
Rachel’s servant
Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
And
Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I
wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name
Naphtali.
Then
Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have
wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him
Naphtali.
And
Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then
Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
Now during the wheat harvest,
Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother,
Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken 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.
But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said
Rachel, “he may sleep with you
tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
And God remembered
Rachel, and God
hearkened to her, and opened her
womb.
Then God remembered
Rachel. He
listened to her and opened her
womb,
And it came to pass, when
Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto
Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
Now after
Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to
Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.
And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were,
And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?
And
Laban went to
shear his sheep: and
Rachel had
stolen the images that were her father’s.
Now while
Laban was out shearing his sheep,
Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
With
whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren
discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that
Rachel had
stolen them.
If you find your gods with
anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for
yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that
Rachel had
stolen the idols.
And
Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into
Rachel’s tent.
So
Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s tent, and then the tents of the two maidservants, but he found nothing. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered
Rachel’s tent.
Now
Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the
camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And
Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
Now
Rachel had taken
Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of her
camel, and was sitting on them. And
Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing.
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be
angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So
Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold,
Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto
Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
Now Jacob looked up and saw
Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah,
Rachel, and the two maidservants.
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and
Rachel and Joseph
hindermost.
He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
And they journeyed from
Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to
Ephrath: and
Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
Later, they set out from
Bethel, and while they were still some distance from
Ephrath,
Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.
And Jacob set a
pillar upon her grave: that is the
pillar of
Rachel’s grave unto this day.
Jacob set up a
pillar on her grave; it marks
Rachel’s tomb to this day.
The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
These are the sons of
Bilhah, which
Laban gave unto
Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
These are the sons of Jacob born to
Bilhah, whom
Laban gave to his daughter
Rachel—seven in all.
And as for me, when I came from Padan,
Rachel died by me in the land of
Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto
Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of
Ephrath; the same is
Bethlehem.
Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow
Rachel died along the way in the land of
Canaan, some distance from
Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to
Ephrath” (that is,
Bethlehem).
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like
Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou
worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in
Bethlehem:
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like
Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in
Bethlehem.
When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by
Rachel’s
sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The
asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the
asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
When you leave me
today, you will find two men at
Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The
donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped
worrying about the
donkeys and started
worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in
Ramah,
lamentation, and bitter
weeping;
Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in
Ramah,
mourning and great
weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
“A voice is heard in
Ramah,
weeping and great
mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
