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New Living Translation. One day during the wheat harvest, Reuben found some mandrakes growing in a field and brought them to his mother, Leah. Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.” English Standard Version. In the days of wheat harvest Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Leah.
- 14 NIV
14 NIV - Genesis 30:14 Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben...
- 14 ESV
14 ESV - Genesis 30:14 Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben...
- 14 KJV
Bible > Genesis > Chapter 30 > Verse 14 Genesis 30:14 Verse...
- 14 NLT
14 NLT - Genesis 30:14 Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben...
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14. mandrakes] R.V. marg. love-apples. The mandrake...
- 14 Catholic Bible
Gad and Asher … 13 And Lia said: This is for my happiness:...
- 14 NIV
Mar 27, 2007 · Verse 14 begins with a record of the time Rachel requested the mandrakes Reuben found for his mother Leah during the wheat harvest. The mandrake is a Mediterranean plant with blue flowers in the winter and yellow, plum-like fruit in the summer.
Feb 21, 2024 · The verse speaks about Reuben, Leah’s eldest son, finding mandrakes in the field and bringing them to his mother. This seemingly simple act unfolds into a barter between Leah and Rachel revolving around the deeply rooted desires both women harbored.
14 During wheat harvest, Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrake plants, which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
Rachel begged Leah, 'Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.'. KJV And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. In Song of Solomon 7:13 we read, “The mandrakes send out their fragrance, / and at our door is every delicacy, / both new and old, / that I have stored up for you, my beloved.”. A mandrake is a short-stemmed, flowering plant in the nightshade family (and therefore related to the potato).
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14. mandrakes] R.V. marg. love-apples. The mandrake (mandragora vernalis) is a tuberous plant, with yellow plumlike fruit. It was supposed to act as a love-charm. It ripens in May, which suits the mention (Genesis 30:14) of wheat harvest.