Gen 30:1-2 | NET2full | STEP | When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children , she became jealous of her sister . She said to Jacob , “ Give me children or I ’ll die !”

‏ Genesis 30:1-2

1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she ^{▼▼tn Heb “Rachel.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.} became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children ^{▼▼tn Heb “sons.”} or I’ll die!” 2 Jacob became furious ^{▼▼tn Heb “and the anger of Jacob was hot.”} with Rachel and exclaimed, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?” ^{▼▼tn Heb “who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb.”}