Genesis 30:19

Study note

Setting — The narrative records Leah conceiving and bearing a sixth son to Jacob, situated between her naming of Issachar and her naming of Zebulun.

The words — The Hebrew word עוֹד ('Od) translates literally to "again," highlighting the repetition of the event. The verb וַתַּהַר (va./Ta.har) means "and she conceived," denoting the biological onset of the pregnancy.

The thread — The pattern of repeated conception and divine opening of wombs appears in Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, and 1 Samuel 1:5.

Why it lands — The text states a biological fact without commentary, requiring the reader to track the cumulative weight of Leah’s fertility against the family’s ongoing strife.

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