Genesis 30:10-13
English Standard Version
10 Then Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, (A)“Good fortune has come!” so she called his name (B)Gad.[a] 12 Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women (C)have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.[b]
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- Genesis 30:11 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for good fortune
- Genesis 30:13 Asher sounds like the Hebrew for happy
Genesis 30:10-13
New International Version
10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(A) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[a] So she named him Gad.[b](B)
12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(C) happy.”(D) So she named him Asher.[c](E)
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
- Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.
- Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
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