Genesis 30:1 Cross References - MLV

¹ And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.

³¹ And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

¹⁶ And they traveled from Bethel. And there was still some distance to come to Ephrath and Rachel travailed and she had hard labor. ¹⁷ And it happened, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, Do not fear, now you will have another son. ¹⁸ And it happened, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni.
¹⁹ And Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (what is Bethlehem).

¹¹ And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

¹⁵ And if you deal thus with me, I beseech you, kill me out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight and do not let me see my wretchedness.

²⁹ And Moses said to him, Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all of Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his spirit upon them!

⁴ And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters, portions, ⁵ but to Hannah he gave a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.
⁶ And her rival provoked her greatly, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb. ⁷ And as he did so year by year when she went up to the house of Jehovah, so she provoked her. Therefore she wept and did not eat. ⁸ And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am not I better to you than ten sons?

⁴ But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a juniper tree. And he requested for himself that he might die and said, It is enough, now, O Jehovah, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.

¹ After this Job opened his mouth and cursed his day. ² And Job answered and said, ³ Let the day perish in which I was born and the night which said, There is a male-child conceived.

¹¹ Why did I not die from the womb? Why did I not give up the spirit when my mother bore me?

²⁰ Why is light given to him who is in misery and life to the bitter in soul, ²¹ who long for death, but it does not come and dig for it more than for hid treasures, ²² who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they can find the grave?

² For vexation kills the foolish man and jealousy slays the silly one.

¹⁹ Who is he who will contend with me? For then I would keep silent and give up the spirit.

¹⁶ They also envied Moses in the camp and Aaron the holy ones of Jehovah.

³⁰ A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

⁴ Then I saw all labor and every skillful work, that a man is envied for this by his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

¹⁴ Cursed be the day in which I was born. Do not let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed. ¹⁵ Cursed be the man who brought news to my father, saying, A male-child is born to you, making him very glad. ¹⁶ And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew and did not relent. And let him hear a cry in the morning and shouting at noontime, ¹⁷ because he did not kill me from the womb and so my mother would have been my grave and her womb always great.
¹⁸ Why did I come forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

³ he left Judea and went away into Galilee.

⁸ For his disciples had gone away into the city, in order that they might buy nourishment.

³ for you are still fleshly. For where there is jealousy and strife and dissensions among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking according to the manner of man?

¹⁰ For the sorrow which is according to the will of God is working unregrettable repentance for salvation, but the sorrow of the world is working death.

²¹ envies, murders, drunkenness, revelings and things similar to these things; which I am telling to you beforehand, also just-as I foretold to you, that those who are practicing such things–they will not be inheriting the kingdom of God!

³ For we were also previously foolish, disobedient, being misled, serving in various lusts and sensual-delights, leading lives in malice and envy, spiteful, hating one another.

¹⁴ But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.

⁵ Or are you thinking that the Scripture speaks with emptiness? Does the Spirit who dwells in us long to envy?