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Genesis 30:3
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 30:3
New Catholic Bible
3 She answered, “Here is my servant Bilhah; sleep with her so that she may give birth upon my knees[a] and I also may have offspring through her.”
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- Genesis 30:3 Upon my knees: after birth a father customarily took a child on his lap to indicate it was his. Rachel appeals to this custom to show that Bilhah’s child is hers.
Genesis 30:3
New King James Version
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
New International Version
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)
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