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And he lay with her that night. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/30.htm">New King James Version</a> When Jacob came out of the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” And he lay with her that night. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must have relations with me, for I have indeed hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night. <a href="/nasb/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, then Leah went out to meet him and said, &#8220You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son&#8217s mandrakes.&#8221 So he lay with her that night. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, then Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he lay with her that night. <a href="/lsb/genesis/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Jacob came in from the field in the evening. And Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he lay with her that night. <a href="/amp/genesis/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must sleep with me [tonight], for I have in fact hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night. <a href="/csb/genesis/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So Jacob slept with her that night. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, &#8220You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son&#8217s mandrakes.&#8221 So Jacob slept with her that night. <a href="/asv/genesis/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. <a href="/cev/genesis/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> That evening when Jacob came in from the fields, Leah told him, "You're sleeping with me tonight. I hired you with my son's love flowers." They slept together that night, <a href="/erv/genesis/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. <a href="/gwt/genesis/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As Jacob was coming in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. "You are to sleep with me," she said. "You are my reward for my son's mandrakes." So he went to bed with her that night. <a href="/gnt/genesis/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Jacob came in from the fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You are going to sleep with me tonight, because I have paid for you with my son's mandrakes." So he had intercourse with her that night. <a href="/isv/genesis/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went to meet him and told him, "You're having sex with me tonight. I traded my son's mandrakes for you!" So he slept with her that night. <a href="/msb/genesis/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, ?You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son?s mandrakes.? So he slept with her that night. <a href="/net/genesis/30.htm">NET Bible</a> When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son's mandrakes." So he had marital relations with her that night. <a href="/nheb/genesis/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, "You must sleep with me; for I have surely hired you with my son?s mandrakes." So he slept with her that night. <a href="/wbt/genesis/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. <a href="/web/genesis/30.htm">World English Bible</a> Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, “You must come in to me; for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” He lay with her that night. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jacob comes in from the field at evening; and Leah goes to meet him and says, “You come in to me, for [in] hiring I have hired you with my son’s love-apples”; and he lies with her during that night. <a href="/ylt/genesis/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob cometh in from the field at evening; and Leah goeth to meet him, and saith, 'Unto me dost thou come in, for hiring I have hired thee with my son's love-apples;' and he lieth with her during that night. <a href="/slt/genesis/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob will come from the field in the evening, and Leah will go forth to his meeting, and she will say, Thou shalt come in to me, for hiring I hired thee for my son's apples of mandrakes: and he will lie with her in that night.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when Jacob returned at even from the field, Lia went out to meet him, and said: Thou shalt come in unto me, because I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes. And he slept with her that night. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when Jacob returned from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and she said, “You will enter to me, because I have hired you for the reward of my son’s mandrakes.” And he slept with her that night. <a href="/nabre/genesis/30.htm">New American Bible</a> That evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must have intercourse with me, because I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So that night he lay with her, <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Jacob came from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, “You must come in to me; for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he lay with her that night.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when Jacob came home from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, You must come in unto me; for surely I have hired you with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yaquuv came in from the field in the evening and Leah came out to meet him and she said, “Come into me because assuredly I have hired you with the mandrakes of my son”; and he lay with her that night.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said: 'Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes.' And he lay with her that night. <a href="/sep/genesis/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Lea went forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes; and he lay with her that night. <a href="/parallel/genesis/30-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7309" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm">Gad and Asher</a> …15But 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.” 16<a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">When Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: bā·‘e·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">that evening,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3812.htm" title="3812: lê·’āh (N-proper-fs) -- Weary, a wife of Jacob. From la'ah; weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob.">Leah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wat·tê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·rā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet him</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“You must come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">with me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7936.htm" title="7936: śā·ḵōr (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- Or cakar; a primitive root (by prosthesis) to karah through the idea of temporary purchase; compare shakar); to hire.">I have hired you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7936.htm" title="7936: śə·ḵar·tî·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- Or cakar; a primitive root (by prosthesis) to karah through the idea of temporary purchase; compare shakar); to hire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">with my son’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1736.htm" title="1736: bə·ḏū·ḏā·’ê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Mandrake. From duwd; a boiler or basket; also the mandrake.">mandrakes.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: way·yiš·kaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">So he slept</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with her</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: bal·lay·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Genesis 29:32-35</a> And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” / Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon. / Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi. ... <a href="/genesis/16-2.htm">Genesis 16:2-4</a> So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. / So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. / And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. <a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Genesis 25:21-22</a> Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. / But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD, <a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1-2</a> Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. <a href="/genesis/38-8.htm">Genesis 38:8-10</a> Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.” / But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother. / What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well. <a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Genesis 49:3-4</a> Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. / Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it. <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Exodus 21:10</a> If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a> If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him. <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">1 Samuel 1:19-20</a> The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. / So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.” <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">1 Samuel 2:5</a> The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. <a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Ruth 4:13</a> So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. <a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24</a> Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child <a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3</a> Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a> “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. <a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18-25</a> This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. / Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. / But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, You must come in to me; for surely I have hired you with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/29-23.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/genesis/30-14.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/29-2.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/acts/28-30.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/ezra/4-5.htm">Hiring</a> <a href="/genesis/30-8.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/genesis/30-12.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/30-14.htm">Leah</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Love-Apples</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Mandrakes</a> <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Price</a> <a href="/genesis/30-3.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/genesis/30-4.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Son's</a> <a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Tonight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/49-27.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/genesis/31-4.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/31-4.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/exodus/12-45.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/ezra/4-5.htm">Hiring</a> <a href="/genesis/31-30.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Leah</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Love-Apples</a> <a href="/songs/7-13.htm">Mandrakes</a> <a href="/genesis/32-6.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/31-24.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/31-15.htm">Price</a> <a href="/genesis/31-40.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/genesis/37-32.htm">Son's</a> <a href="/genesis/31-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">Tonight</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 30</div>1. <a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.</a> 5. <a href="/genesis/30-5.htm">Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali.</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/30-9.htm">Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/30-14.htm">Reuben finds mandrakes, </a> 15. <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel.</a> 17. <a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.</a> 22. <a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Rachel bears Joseph.</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Jacob desires to depart.</a> 27. <a href="/genesis/30-27.htm">Laban detains him on a new agreement.</a> 37. <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Jacob came in from the field that evening Jacob's return from the field signifies the end of a day's labor, a common practice for shepherds in ancient times. The field represents his work and livelihood, as Jacob was tending Laban's flocks. This setting underscores the agrarian lifestyle of the patriarchs and the importance of pastoral work in their lives. The evening time is significant as it was a customary time for rest and family interaction, highlighting the domestic setting of the narrative.Leah went out to meet him Leah's proactive approach in meeting Jacob indicates her desire and determination to secure his attention and affection. This action reflects the ongoing rivalry between Leah and her sister Rachel for Jacob's love and the struggle for status within the family. Leah's initiative can be seen as a reflection of her longing for validation and her role as a wife in a polygamous marriage, which was culturally accepted but often led to familial tension.and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” The mention of mandrakes, a plant believed to have fertility-enhancing properties, highlights the cultural beliefs and practices surrounding fertility and childbearing in the ancient Near East. Leah's use of mandrakes to "hire" Jacob underscores the transactional nature of their relationship at this point, as well as the desperation and competition between the sisters. This incident also reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over human efforts, as ultimately, it is God who opens and closes the womb (<a href="/genesis/29-31.htm">Genesis 29:31</a>).So he slept with her that night. Jacob's compliance with Leah's request demonstrates the complex dynamics of his family life, where personal desires and familial obligations intersect. This phrase also points to the fulfillment of Leah's desire for intimacy and the continuation of the lineage through her offspring. The narrative of Jacob's family, with its struggles and divine interventions, foreshadows the eventual formation of the twelve tribes of Israel, each tribe descending from Jacob's sons.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The patriarch of the Israelite tribes, son of Isaac and Rebekah, and husband to Leah and Rachel. He is central to the account as the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/l/leah.htm">Leah</a> The first wife of Jacob, who was given to him deceitfully by her father Laban. She is the mother of several of Jacob's children, including Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rachel.htm">Rachel</a> Jacob's second wife, whom he loved more than Leah. She is Leah's sister and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mandrakes.htm">Mandrakes</a> A plant believed to have fertility-enhancing properties. In this context, they symbolize the ongoing struggle between Leah and Rachel for Jacob's affection and the desire for children. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_field.htm">The Field</a> Represents the place of labor and provision, where Jacob worked to support his family. It is also a setting for many of the patriarchal accounts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a> Leah's marriage to Jacob was the result of Laban's deceit. This deception led to ongoing family strife, illustrating how deceit can have long-lasting negative effects. <a href="/topical/t/the_struggle_for_love_and_acceptance.htm">The Struggle for Love and Acceptance</a> Leah's actions reflect a deep desire for Jacob's love and acceptance, reminding us of the human need for love and the lengths to which people will go to obtain it. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_providence.htm">The Role of Providence</a> Despite human manipulation and rivalry, God's providence is at work. Leah's children play significant roles in the history of Israel, showing that God can work through imperfect situations. <a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_favoritism.htm">The Dangers of Favoritism</a> Jacob's favoritism towards Rachel over Leah caused division and pain within the family, serving as a warning against partiality in relationships. <a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_blessings.htm">The Pursuit of Blessings</a> The exchange involving mandrakes highlights the human tendency to seek blessings through our own means rather than trusting in God's timing and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 30</a> <a href="/q/genesis_30__align_or_conflict_with_god's_role.htm">How do these events in Genesis 30 align or conflict with other biblical texts that describe God's involvement in fertility and inheritance?</a> <a href="/q/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_genesis_30_14's_mandrakes.htm">What are the mandrakes mentioned in Genesis 30:14?</a> <a href="/q/are_mandrakes_scientifically_linked_to_fertility.htm">In Genesis 30:14-16, how credible is the account of mandrakes supposedly improving fertility from a scientific standpoint?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, - i.e. the harvest-field (ver. 14) - and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me (the Samaritan codex adds "this night," and the LXX. "today"); for surely I have hired thee (literally, hiring; I have hired thee) with my son's mandrakes. And (assenting to the arrangement of his wives) he lay with her that night. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/30-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When Jacob יַעֲקֹ֣ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc came in וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the field הַשָּׂדֶה֮ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land that evening, בָּעֶרֶב֒ (bā·‘e·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening Leah לֵאָ֜ה (lê·’āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3812.htm">Strong's 3812: </a> Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob went out וַתֵּצֵ֨א (wat·tê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to meet him לִקְרָאת֗וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way and said, וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “You must come תָּב֔וֹא (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go with me, אֵלַ֣י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to for כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I have hired you שָׂכֹ֣ר (śā·ḵōr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7936.htm">Strong's 7936: </a> To hire with my son’s בְּנִ֑י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son mandrakes.” בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י (bə·ḏū·ḏā·’ê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1736.htm">Strong's 1736: </a> A boiler, basket, the mandrake So [he] slept וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (way·yiš·kaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> To lie down with עִמָּ֖הּ (‘im·māh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with her that הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are night. בַּלַּ֥יְלָה (bal·lay·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> A twist, night, adversity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/30-16.htm">Genesis 30:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/30-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 30:16 Jacob came from the field (Gen. 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