Genesis 30:4-13
New International Version
4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.(A) Jacob slept with her,(B) 5 and she became pregnant and bore him a son. 6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;(C) he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”(D) Because of this she named him Dan.[a](E)
7 Rachel’s servant Bilhah(F) conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.”(G) So she named him Naphtali.[b](H)
9 When Leah(I) saw that she had stopped having children,(J) she took her servant Zilpah(K) and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(L) 10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(M) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[c] So she named him Gad.[d](N)
12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(O) happy.”(P) So she named him Asher.[e](Q)
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:6 Dan here means he has vindicated.
- Genesis 30:8 Naphtali means my struggle.
- 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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