| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 30:1:1 ⧉וַתֵּ֣רֶאvateresaw Genesis 30:1:2 ⧉רָחֵ֗לrakhelRachel Genesis 30:1:3 ⧉כִּ֣יkithat Genesis 30:1:4 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot Genesis 30:1:5 ⧉יָֽלְדָה֙yaledabore Genesis 30:1:6 ⧉לְיַעֲקֹ֔בleyaakovto Jacob Genesis 30:1:7 ⧉וַתְּקַנֵּ֥אvatekaneenvied Genesis 30:1:8 ⧉רָחֵ֖לrakhelRachel Genesis 30:1:9 ⧉בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּbaakhotahher sister Genesis 30:1:10 ⧉וַתֹּ֤אמֶרvatomershe said Genesis 30:1:11 ⧉אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב֙elyaakovto Jacob Genesis 30:1:12 ⧉הָֽבָה־לִּ֣יhavaligive me Genesis 30:1:13 ⧉בָנִ֔יםvanimsons Genesis 30:1:14 ⧉וְאִם־אַ֖יִןveimayinor if not Genesis 30:1:15 ⧉מֵתָ֥הmetawill die Genesis 30:1:16 ⧉אָנֹֽכִי׃anokhiI |
| 1. Formal Translation When Rachel saw that she was not bearing children for Jacob, she became jealous of her sister, and she said to Jacob, “Give me sons, and if not, I am dying.” |
| 1. Dynamic Translation When Rachel realized she was not giving Jacob any children, envy toward her sister grew in her. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or if there is none, I will die.” |