Genesis 1:28

KJV: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:

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Genesis 3:16 17

NKJV: 16 To the woman He said: I will greatly multiply your sorrow (itstsabown) and your conception (herown); In pain (etseb) you shall bring forth (yalad) children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you. Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it': "Cursed [is] the ground for your sake; In toil (itstasabown) you shall eat [of] it All the days of your life.

KJV: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

NIV: To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

NASB: To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply Your pain *in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you." Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In *toil you will eat of it All the days of your life.

ESV: To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for* your husband, and he shall rule over you." And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

itstsabown Pain, labour, hardship, sorrow, toil. From root word: 1. To hurt, grieve, displease, 2. To shape, fashion, make, form, stretch into shape. Only used three times, here and: Gen 5:29 KJV: And he called his name Noah, saying, This [same] shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Same in NKJ and NASB translated painful toil in NIV and NLT Helen Wessel claims in her book The Joy of Natural Childbirth that some of the NIV Translators knew her thesis from earlier editions of her book so tried to translate in a way that looked less unfair to Eve while still holding their cultural bias translated Adams toil as painful toil. esteb Heavy and toilsome labor, a bitter, sharp word. Only translated pain in regards to laboring women. Ps 127:2 KJV: [It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep. NASB says painful labors then footnotes say literally toils. Prv 5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours [be] in the house of a stranger; Prv 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Translated either harsh or grievous Yalad To bear, to bring forth, beget, gender, childbirth. Extremely common. Used hundreds of time in scripture, usually translated brought forth, bore or gave birth, etc. Translated Begat (sons and daughters all those lists) Occasionally translated travailed or midwife KJV used 598 times 16 travail, midwife 10, beget 201, bare 110, born 79, bring forth 25 Herown Pregnancy, conception

Genesis 4:1-2
NKJV: 4 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore (yalad) Cain, and said, I have acquired a man from the LORD. 2 Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Genesis 25:21-26
NKJV: 21 Now Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, If all is well, why am I like this? So she went to inquire of the LORD.
23

And the LORD said to her:

Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.
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So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth (yalad), indeed there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out (yatsa) red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esaus heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore (yalad) them.

Yatsa To go out, come out, exit, go forth, deliver

Genesis 30:3
KJV: And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
Note: bear upon my knees probably referring to well documented historical position for delivery, sitting on another womans knees. Also note the absence of any class dividers mistress assisting servant in birth.

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Genesis 35:16-18
NKJV:
16

Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth (yalad), and she had hard labor (qashah yalad). 17 Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor (qashah yalad), that the midwife said to her, Do not fear; you will have this son also. 18 And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

Qashah To be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh, to be hard pressed

Notes: * Rachels husband had earlier declared With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live, not knowing his wife had stolen them. *Complicated labor. Seems like the midwife was saying it was a breech before baby was born, indicating a breech birth possible.

Genesis 38:27-30 (Tamar)

NKJV: 27 Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth (yalad), that behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And so it was, when she was giving birth (yalad), that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, This one came out (yatsa) first. 29 Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out (yatsa) unexpectedly; and she said, How did you break through (parats)? This breach be upon you! Therefore his name was called Perez.30 Afterward his brother came out (yatsa) who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called Zerah. KJV: And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins [were] in her womb. And it came to pass, when she travailed, that [the one] put out [his] hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. NASB: It came about at the time she was giving birth, that behold, there were twins in her womb. Moreover, it took place while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This one came out first."

Parats To break or burst out, to make a breach in, to use violence, to burst open, etc.

Notes: Notice unusual translation of yalad as travail

Genesis 49:25
NKJV: 25 By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

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Exodus 1:15-20
NKJV: 15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah; 16 and he said, When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. 18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive? 19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively (chayeh) and give birth before the midwives come to them. 20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.

Chayeh Vigorous, lively, having the vigour of life, strong, robust. Only used once .
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Deuteronomy 7:13
NKJV: 13 And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you.

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1 Samuel 4:19-22
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Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehass wife, was with child, due to be delivered (yalad); and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth (yalad), for her labor pains (tsiyr) came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, Do not fear, for you have borne a son. But she did not answer, nor did she regard it. 21 Then she named the child Ichabod,[a] saying, The glory has departed from Israel! because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22 And she said, The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.

Tsiyr Envoy, messenger, pivot of door, hinge, pang, distress, sorrow. Only translated pains or pangs in reference to laboring women. Daniel 10:16: And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake , and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. Notes: This is the last of the two accounts of deaths related to childbirth in the Bible. _______________________________________________________________

1 Kings 3:17-18
NKJV: 17 And one woman said, O my lord, this woman and I dwell in the same house; and I gave birth (yalad) while she was in the house. 18 Then it happened, the third day after I had given birth (yalad), that this woman also gave birth (yalad). And we were together; no one was with us in the house, except the two of us in the house.

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2 Kings 19:3
NKJV: 3 And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth (mishber), but there is no strength to bring them forth (yalad).

Mishber Only used referring to place of breaking forth, place of breach, opening of womb.

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1 Chronicles 4:9
KJV: And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow (`otseb). NKJV: Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez,* saying, "Because I bore him in pain."

NIV:
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,* saying, "I gave birth to him in pain." Otseb Sorrow, Idol Used 4 times, the other three its translated sorrow, wicked and idol. Isa 14:3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow ________________________________________________________________

Job 31:15
NKJV: 15 Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb? ________________________________________________________________

Job 38:29
NKJV: 29 From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth? _________________________________________________________________

Psalm 22:9
NKJV: 9 But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mothers breasts.

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Psalm 48:6
NKJV: 6 Fear took hold of them there, And pain (chiyl), as of a woman in birth pangs (yalad), NASB: *Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.

Chiyl Hebrew is a picture language: Root word: to dance, twirl, twist. Ex 15:14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. Job 6:10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy one.

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Psalm 71:6
NKJV: 6 By You I have been upheld from birth (beten); You are He who took me out of my mothers womb. My praise shall be continually of You.

Beten Feminine noun. From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow. Belly, womb, body Translated mostly womb, belly, fruit of body

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Psalm 90:2

NKJV: 2 Before the mountains were brought forth (yalad), Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

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Psalm 139:12-16
NKJV: 12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
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For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mothers womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

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Proverbs 17:22 KJV:

A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Note: Scriptural basis for the idea that metal states affect physical health.

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Ecclesiastes 11:5
NKJV: 5 As you do not know what is the way of the wind, Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, So you do not know the works of God who makes everything. _________________________________________________________________

Song of Solomon 8:5

NKJV: 5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? I awakened you under the apple tree. There your mother brought you forth (chabal); There she who bore you brought you forth (chabal).

Chabal To bind. To bind by a pledge. To tighten a cord, twist and thus to bind. To destroy, offend. Only used once in reference to birth Notes: Outdoor birth
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Isaiah 21:3
NKJV: 3 Therefore my loins are filled with pain; Pangs (tsiyr) have taken hold of me, like the pangs (tsiyr) of a woman in labor (yalad). I was distressed when I heard it; I was dismayed when I saw it.

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Isaiah 26:18
NKJV: 18 We have been with child, we have been in pain (chuwl); We have, as it were, brought forth wind; We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth, Nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

NASB: We were pregnant, we writhed in labor, We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind. We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth, Nor were inhabitants of the world *born.

Chuwl Root word for Chiyl. To dance, twist, writhe, whirl, writhe, wait anxiously, to be brought forth, to be born. Translated stayed (gen 8:10), formed, tarried, wounded, rest, fear, grieved, made (created), travaileth, formed, shaketh, clave, wait patiently, afraid. Deu 32:18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful and hast forgotten God that formed thee. Psa 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Pro 8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth Jer 30:23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. See Isaiah 54:1

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Isaiah 37:3
NKJV: 3 And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble and rebuke and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth (mishber), but there is no strength to bring them forth.
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Isaiah 42:13-15
NKJV: 13 The LORD shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies.
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I have held My peace a long time, I have been still and restrained Myself. Now I will cry like a woman in labor (paah yalad), I will pant and gasp at once. 15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills, And dry up all their vegetation; I will make the rivers coastlands, And I will dry up the pools.

Paah To groan, cry out Occurs only once

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Isaiah 49:15
NKJV: 15 Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.

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Isaiah 54:1
NKJV: 54 Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored (chuwl) with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman, says the LORD. ___________________________________________________________________

Isaiah 65:22-23
NKJV: 22 They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth (yalad) children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the LORD, And their offspring with them. ___________________________________________________________________

Isaiah 66:7-9
NKJV: 7 Before she was in labor (chuwl), she gave birth (yalad); Before her pain (chebel) came, She delivered (malat) a male child. 8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth (chuwl) in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor (chuwl), She gave birth to her children. 9 Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery (yalad)? says the LORD. Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb? says your God.

Chebel From same root word as Chabal. To bind, Cord, rope, band, union, destruction. Most often translated as cord. Sometimes translated sorrows. Zec 2:1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Psalm 18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. Job 36:8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

Malat To slip away, escape, be delivered. To give birth to, to deliver.

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Jeremiah 4:31
NKJV: 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor (chalah), The anguish (tsarah) as of her who brings forth (bakar) her first child, The voice of the daughter of Zion bewailing herself; She spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now, for my soul is weary Because of murderers!

NIV:
I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands and saying, "Alas! I am fainting; my life is given over to murderers."

Chalah To be or become weak or sick, be diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry, entreat, pray, beg, to make sore, to grieve, to be wounded Jdg 16:7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak and be as another man. 2Ch 32:24 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord 2Ch 33:12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God,

Bakar To be born first, to bear early, new fruit, to give the right of the firstborn, to constitute as a firstborn, to be born a firstling, one bearing her first child

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Jeremiah 6:24
NKJV: 24 We have heard the report of it; Our hands grow feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, Pain (chiyl) as of a woman in labor (yalad). KJV: We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, [and] pain, as of a woman in travail. ___________________________________________________________________

Jeremiah 13:21
NKJV: 21 What will you say when He punishes you? For you have taught them To be chieftains, to be head over you. Will not pangs (chebel) seize you, Like a woman in labor (yalad)? KJV: What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them [to be] captains, [and] as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

NASB: "What will you say when He appoints over you And you yourself had taught them Former *companions to be head over you? Will not pangs take hold of you Like a woman in childbirth? _________________________________________________________________

Jeremiah 22:23
NKJV: 23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, Making your nest in the cedars, How gracious will you be when pangs (chebel) come upon you, Like the pain (chiyl) of a woman in labor (yalad)? KJV: O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

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Jeremiah 30:6
NKJV: 6 Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor (yalad) with child? So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor (yalad), And all faces turned pale?

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Jeremiah 48:41
NKJV: 41 Kerioth is taken, And the strongholds are surprised; The mighty mens hearts in Moab on that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs (tsarar).

NASB:
"Kerioth has been captured And the strongholds have been seized, So the hearts of the mighty men of Moab in that day Will be like the heart of a woman in labor. Tsarar To bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege. To be scant, be cramped, in straights. Only translated pangs in regards to laboring woman. Exd 12:34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. Num 25:17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them: Psa 23:5 Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Isa 28:20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. __________________________________________________________________

Jeremiah 49:24
NKJV: 24 Damascus has grown feeble; She turns to flee, And fear has seized her. Anguish (tsarah) and sorrows (chebel) have taken her like a woman in labor (yalad). Tsarah Straits, distress, trouble, vexer, rival wife. Root word: narrow, tight, distress, hard pebble. Day of my distress, trouble. See Tsarar ___________________________________________________________________

Hosea 9:11-14
NKJV: 11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird No birth (yalad), no pregnancy, and no conception! 12 Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them to the last man. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them! 13 Just as I saw Ephraim like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place, So Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer.
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Give them, O LORD What will You give? Give them a miscarrying womb And dry breasts!

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Micah 4:9
NKJV: 9 Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in your midst? Has your counselor perished? For pangs (chiyl) have seized you like a woman in labor (yalad). NASB: "Now, why do you cry out loudly? Is there no king among you, Or has your counselor perished, That agony has gripped you like a woman in childbirth?

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Micah 4:10

NKJV: 10 Be in pain (chuwl), and labor to bring forth (giyach), O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs (yalad). For now you shall go forth from the city, You shall dwell in the field, And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. NASB: "Writhe and labor to give birth, Daughter of Zion, Like a woman in childbirth; For now you will go out of the city, Dwell in the field, And go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. NIV: Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city to camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies.

Giyach To burst forth, draw forth, break forth. Used of a river breaking out from its source, child issuing from womb, soldier rushing to battle.

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Luke 1:57-58
NKJV: 57 Now Elizabeths full time came for her to be delivered (tikt) , and she brought forth (gennao) a son. 58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her.

Tikto To bring forth, bear, produce Mostly translated bring forth, sometimes be in travail (Rev. 12:2) Gennao Of men who fathered children, to be born, begotten, of women giving birth to children, to convert someone, of God making Christ His son. Of God making men his sons through faith in Christs work.

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Luke 2:6 7
KJV: And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

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Luke 5:31
NKJV: Jesus answered and said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Note: Common sense at the time, widely forgotten today.

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John 3:3-5
NKJV: 3 Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mothers womb and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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John 16:19-22
NKJV: 19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me? 20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 A woman, when she is in labor (tikto), has sorrow (lype) because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth (gennao) to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish (thlipsis), for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you. KJV: A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. NASB: Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world. (translators note: pain literally grief) Lype Emotional word means anxiety Sorrow, grief, annoyance, affliction. Only translated pain in this verse. Luk 22:45 When He arose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow 2Cr 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Thlipsis A pressing, pressing together, pressure. Sometimes as a metaphor for oppression, affliction, tribulation, distress. Only translated anguish in this verse. 1Cr 7:28 But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you. Rom 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations,

Romans 8:20-22
NKJV: 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans (systenazo) and labors with birth pangs (synodino) together until now. KJV: For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. Systenazo Only used once. To groan together. Synodino To travail along with others. Only used once. ___________________________________________________________________ Galatians 1:15-17 NKJV: 15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mothers womb and called me through His grace, 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. ___________________________________________________________________ Galatians 4:19 NKJV: 19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, __________________________________________________________________

1 Thessalonians 5:3 NKJV: 3 For when they say, Peace and safety! then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains (odin) upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. KJV: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Odin Travail pain, birth pangs, intolerable anguish Only used here, 2 times in Matthew: these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs, and in Acts 2:24: But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, ____________________________________________________________________

1 Timothy 2:15

NKJV: Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing (teknogonia) if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control. NASB: But women will be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint.

Teknogonia Used only here to bear children

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Revelation 12:1-6
NKJV: 12 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out (krazo) in labor (odino) and in pain (basanizo) to give birth (tikto). 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.

Krazo To croak, the cry of a raven, to cry or pray for vengeance, to cry aloud, speak with a loud voice.

Odino To labor, travail. Only two other uses: Gal 4:27 For it is written, Rejoice, barren woman who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in labor; Gal 4:19 My children with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you

Basanizo To test metals, to question, to torture, to vex with grievous pains (of body or mind), to torment, to be harassed, to toil. Mar 6:48 Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, Mat 8:6 Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.

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Hebrew:

Bakar To be born first, to bear early, new fruit, to give the right of the firstborn, to constitute as a firstborn, to be born a firstling, one bearing her first child Basanizo To test metals, to question, to torture, to vex with grievous pains (of body or mind), to torment, to be harassed, to toil. Mar 6:48 Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, Mat 8:6 Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented. Beten Feminine noun. From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow. Belly, womb, body Translated mostly womb, belly, fruit of body Chabal To bind. To bind by a pledge. To tighten a cord, twist and thus to bind. To destroy, offend. Only used once in reference to birth Chalah To be or become weak or sick, be diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry, entreat, pray, beg, to make sore, to grieve, to be wounded Jdg 16:7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak and be as another man. 2Ch 32:24 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord 2Ch 33:12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, Chayeh Vigorous, lively, having the vigour of life, strong, robust. Only used once .

Chebel From same root word as Chabal. To bind, Cord, rope, band, union, destruction. Most often translated as cord. Sometimes translated sorrows. Zec 2:1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Psalm 18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. Job 36:8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

Chiyl Hebrew is a picture language: Root word: to dance, twirl, twist. Ex 15:14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. Job 6:10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy one.

Chuwl Root word for Chiyl. To dance, twist, writhe, whirl, writhe, wait anxiously, to be brought forth, to be born. Translated stayed (gen 8:10), formed, tarried, wounded, rest, fear, grieved, made (created), travaileth, formed, shaketh, clave, wait patiently, afraid. Deu 32:18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful and hast forgotten God that formed thee. Psa 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Pro 8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth Jer 30:23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, continuin g whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. See Isaiah 54:1

esteb Heavy and toilsome labor, a bitter, sharp word. Only translated pain in regards to laboring women. Ps 127:2 KJV: [It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep. NASB says painful labors then footnotes say literally toils. Prv 5:10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours [be] in the house of a stranger; Prv 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Translated either harsh or grievous Giyach To burst forth, draw forth, break forth. Used of a river breaking out from its source, child issuing from womb, soldier rushing to battle. Herown Pregnancy, conception itstsabown Pain, labour, hardship, sorrow, toil. From root word: 1. To hurt, grieve, displease, 2. To shape, fashion, make, form, stretch into shape. Only used three times, here and: Gen 5:29 KJV: And he called his name Noah, saying, This [same] shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Same in NKJ and NASB translated painful toil in NIV and NLT Helen Wessel claims in her book The Joy of Natural Childbirth that some of the NIV Translators knew her thesis from earlier editions of her book so tried to translate in a way that looked less unfair to Eve while still holding their cultural bias translated Adams toil as painful toil. Malat To slip away, escape, be delivered. To give birth to, to deliver. Mishber Only used referring to place of breaking forth, place of breach, opening of womb.

Otseb Sorrow, Idol Used 4 times, the other three its translated sorrow, wicked and idol. Isa 14:3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow Paah To groan, cry out Occurs only once Parats To break or burst out, to make a breach in, to use violence, to burst open, etc. Tsarah Straits, distress, trouble, vexer, rival wife. Root word: narrow, tight, distress, hard pebble. Day of my distress, trouble. See Tsarar Tsarar To bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege. To be scant, be cramped, in straights. Only translated pangs in regards to laboring woman. Exd 12:34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. Num 25:17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them: Psa 23:5 Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Isa 28:20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. Tsiyr Envoy, messenger, pivot of door, hinge, pang, distress, sorrow. Only translated pains or pangs in reference to laboring women. Daniel 10:16: And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake , and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

Qashah To be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh, to be hard pressed Yalad To bear, to bring forth, beget, gender, childbirth. Extremely common. Used hundreds of time in scripture, usually translated brought forth, bore or gave birth, etc. Translated Begat (sons and daughters all those lists) Occasionally translated travailed or midwife KJV used 598 times 16 travail, midwife 10, beget 201, bare 110, born 79, bring forth 25 Yatsa To go out, come out, exit, go forth, deliver

Greek:
Gennao Of men who fathered children, to be born, begotten, of women giving birth to children, to convert someone, of God making Christ His son. Of God making men his sons through faith in Christs work. Krazo To croak, the cry of a raven, to cry or pray for vengeance, to cry aloud, speak with a loud voice. Lype Emotional word means anxiety Sorrow, grief, annoyance, affliction. Only translated pain in this verse. Luk 22:45 When He arose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow 2Cr 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Odin Travail pain, birth pangs, intolerable anguish Only used here, 2 times in Matthew: these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs, and in Acts 2:24: But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, Odino To labor, travail. Only two other uses: Gal 4:27 For it is written, Rejoice, barren woman who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in labor; Gal 4:19 My children with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you Synodino To travail along with others. Only used once. Systenazo Only used once. To groan together. Teknogonia Used only here to bear children Thlipsis A pressing, pressing together, pressure. Sometimes as a metaphor for oppression, affliction, tribulation, distress. Only translated anguish in this verse. 1Cr 7:28 But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you. Rom 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, Tikto To bring forth, bear, produce Mostly translated bring forth, sometimes be in travail (Rev. 12:2)