- he opened:
- "Now Saraiª Abram'sª wifeª bare²° him no² children:ª°¹ and she had an handmaid,ª an Egyptian,ª whose nameª [was] Hagar.ª" {Gen 16:1} + "For¹ the LORDª had fast²° closed upª°¹ all¹ the wombsª of the houseª of Abimelech,ª becauseª¹ of Sarahª Abraham'sª wife.ª" {Gen 20:18} + "And the LORDª visitedª°¹ Sarahª as¹ he had said,ª° and the LORDª didª° unto Sarahª as¹ he had spoken.ª° ... For Sarahª conceived,ª° and bareª° Abrahamª a sonª in his old age,ª at the set timeª of which¹ Godª had spokenª° to him." {Gen 21:1-2} + "And Isaacª intreatedª° the LORDª forª his wife,ª because¹ she¹ [was] barren:ª and the LORDª was intreatedª° of him, and Rebekahª his wifeª conceived.ª°" {Gen 25:21} + "And when Rachelª sawª° that¹ she bare²° Jacob² no children,¹¹¹ Rachelª enviedª° her sister;ª and saidª° unto¹ Jacob,ª Giveª° me children,ª or¹ elseª I¹ die.ª° ... And Jacob'sª angerª was kindledª° against Rachel:ª and he said,ª° [Am] I¹ in God'sª stead,¹ who¹ hath withheldª° from¹ thee the fruitª of the womb?ª" {Gen 30:1-2} + "And Godª rememberedª°¹ Rachel,ª and Godª hearkenedª° to¹ her, and openedª°¹ her womb.ª" {Gen 30:22} + "And there was¹ a certainª manª of Zorah,²¹¹ of the familyª¹ of the Danites,ª whose nameª [was] Manoah;ª and his wifeª [was] barren,ª and bareª° not.¹ ... And the angelª of the LORDª appearedª° unto¹ the woman,ª and saidª° unto¹ her, Behold¹ now,¹ thou¹ [art] barren,ª and bearestª° not:¹ but thou shalt conceive,ª° and bearª° a son.ª" {Jdg 13:2-3} + "But unto Hannahª he gaveª° aª worthyª portion;ª for¹ he lovedª°¹ Hannah:ª but the LORDª had shut upª° her womb.ª" {1Sm 1:5} + "Wherefore it came to pass,¹ when the timeª was comeª about after Hannahª had conceived,ª° that she bareª° a son,ª and calledª°¹ his nameª Samuel,ª [saying], Because¹ I have askedª° him of the LORD.ª¹" {1Sm 1:20} + "For¹ this¹ childª I prayed;ª° and the LORDª hath givenª° me¹ my petitionª which¹ I askedª° of¹¹ him:" {1Sm 1:27} + "Andª the LORDª visitedª°¹ Hannah,ª so that she conceived,ª° and bareª° threeª sonsª and twoª daughters.ª And the childª Samuelª grewª° beforeª the LORD.ª" {1Sm 2:21} + "Lo,¹ childrenª [are] an heritageª of the LORD:ª [and] the fruitª of the wombª [is his] reward.ª" {Psa 127:3} + "Andª they² hadª°¹ noª child,ª because² that¹ Elisabethª wasª° barren,ª andª they² bothª wereª° [now] well strickenª° inª years.ª" {Lke 1:7}
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