Gen 30:1-2 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ 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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.} became jealous of her sister.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 ^{▼▼ Heb “sons.”} or I’ll die!” 2 Jacob became furious ^{▼▼ 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?” ^{▼▼ Heb “who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb.”}