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Genesis 30:23

God hath taken away The Hebrew for "hath taken away" (âsaph) is clearly regarded as one etymology of the name Joseph.

my reproach See note on Genesis 30:1. Cf. Isaiah 4:1, "Take thou away our reproach"; Luke 1:25, "to take away my reproach among men."

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ תַּ֖הַר וַ תֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַ תֹּ֕אמֶר

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 30:23 conceived H2029 (H8799) bore H3205 (H8799) son H1121 said H559 (H8799) God H430 away...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. And she conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” And she called his name Joseph (yoseph), saying, “...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jacob's posterity in Padan-aram. Another bargain between Jacob and Laban. CHARACTERS: Rachael, Jacob, Laban, Leah, Joseph. CONCLUSION: The toiling and scheming of men is the result of igno...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 30:22 GOD REMEMBERED RACHEL. On God’s “remembering,” see note on 8:1. GOD HAS TAKEN AWAY MY REPROACH. A woman’s inability to bear children could be inter

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 30:23. My reproach.] That is, the reproach of my barrenness. (See Luke 1:25; 1 Samuel 1:6; Isaiah 4:1,...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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