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Genesis 30:9-13

9When Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588she had stoppedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975having childrenמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205,she gaveוַתִּקַּח֙ וַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.Kach va.ti.TenH3947 H5414אֶת־'et-H853אֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853her servantשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10And Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812servantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11Then Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How fortunateבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH935!”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12When Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812servantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,

13Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How happy I amבְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbe.'a.she.RiH837!Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the womenבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323call me happyאִשְּׁר֖וּנִי'i.she.Ru.niH833.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

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