Genesis 30:3
King James Version
3 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.
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Genesis 30:3
New International Version
3 Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(A) my servant.(B) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(C)
Genesis 30:3
New King James Version
3 So she said, “Here is (A)my maid Bilhah; go in to her, (B)and she will bear a child on my knees, (C)that I also may [a]have children by her.”
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- Genesis 30:3 Lit. be built up by her
Genesis 30:3
English Standard Version
3 Then she said, “Here is my servant (A)Bilhah; go in to her, so that she may give birth (B)on my behalf,[a] that even I may have children[b] through her.”
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- Genesis 30:3 Hebrew on my knees
- Genesis 30:3 Hebrew be built up, which sounds like the Hebrew for children
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