Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 30:9-13

9When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. 10And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11Then Leah said, “How fortunate!”1 So she named him Gad.2

12When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son, 13Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.3

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Notes

1. Genesis 30:11 Alternate MT reading (see also LXX); the other alternate reads “A troop is coming!” ↩
2. Genesis 30:11 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for good fortune, or alternately for band of raiders. ↩
3. Genesis 30:13 Asher means 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