Genesis 30:12

Genesis 30:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
• New International Version (NIV)Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

Context of Genesis 30:12

10Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a son for Jacob. 11Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad (good fortune). Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a second son for Jacob. 13Then Leah said, “I am happy! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher (happy). 14Now at the time of wheat harvest Reuben [the eldest child] went and found some mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

Genesis 30:12 word by word

וַתֵּ֗לֶד זִלְפָּה֙ שִׁפְחַ֣ת לֵאָ֔ה בֵּ֥ן שֵׁנִ֖י לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Zilpahזִלְפָּהzilpâh · ZilpahH2153
• Leah’sלֵאָהlê'âh · LeahH3812
• maidשִׁפְחָהshiphchâh · maidservantH8198
• bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• a secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Commentaries on Genesis 30:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-43Verses 1-43 - Jacob‘s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād Gad, “overcoming, victory.” בגד bāgād “in victory or” =גד בא bā' gād “victory cometh.” גוּד gûd “press down.” גדוּד gedûd “troop.” 13. אשׁר 'ǎashēr Asher, “prosperity, happiness.” 18. ישׂשכר yı̂śāskār Jissakar, “reward.” The second Hebrew letter (ש s ) seems to have been merely a full mode of writing the word, instead of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13Gad (meaning "fortune") was the name of a god associated with fortune. Asher (meaning "happy") was the name of a god associated with luck. These names show Leah's pagan background, but there is no indication she believed in these gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. Rachel envied her sister--The maternal relation confers a high degree of honor in the East, and the want of that status is felt as a stigma and deplored as a grievous calamity. Give me children, or else I die--either be reckoned as good as dead, or pine away from vexation. The intense anxiety of Hebrew women for children arose from the hope of giving birth to the promised seed. Rachel's conduct was sinful and contrasts unfavorably with that of Rebekah…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 30:12

• Emulation
• Family
• Jacob
• Leah
• Polygamy
• Women
• Zilpah

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Zilpah
• Jacob, Israel
• Add
• Agate
• Barren
• Coming
• Concubine
• Gad
• Happy

Commentaries on Genesis 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings