Genesis 30:2

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²And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy womb?

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Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God? He has withheld offspring from you!”

Then Jacob became furious with Rachel. “Am I God?” he asked. “He’s the one who has kept you from having children!”

And Jacob became angry with Rachel. And he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

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