Discovery BoxGenesis 30:1 
Context30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she 1 became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children 2 or I’ll die!”
Genesis 35:12
Context35:12 The land I gave 3 to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants 4 I will also give this land.”
1 tn Heb “Rachel.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “sons.”
3 tn The Hebrew verb translated “gave” refers to the Abrahamic promise of the land. However, the actual possession of that land lay in the future. The decree of the
4 tn Heb “and to your offspring after you.”
