Genesis 30
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Genesis 30:1-8

1When RachelH7354 sawH7200 thatH3588 she was notH3808 bearingH3205 any childrenH7354 for JacobH3290, she enviedH7065 her sisterH269. “GiveH3051 me childrenH1121, orH518H369 IH595 will dieH4191!” she saidH559 toH413 JacobH3290.

2JacobH3290 became angryH2734H639 with RachelH7354 and saidH559, “Am IH595 in the placeH8478 of GodH430, whoH834 has withheldH4513 childrenH6529H990 from youH4480?”

3Then she saidH559, “HereH2009 is my maidservantH519 BilhahH1090. Sleep withH935 herH413, that she may bear childrenH3205 for me,1 so that through herH4480 IH595 tooH1571 can build a familyH1129.”

4So Rachel gaveH5414 Jacob her servantH8198 BilhahH1090 as a wifeH802, andH3290 he slept withH935 herH413, 5and BilhahH1090 conceivedH2029 and boreH3205 him a sonH1121. 6Then RachelH7354 saidH559, “GodH430 has vindicated meH1777; He has heardH8085 my pleaH6963 and givenH5414 me a sonH1121H5921H3651.” So she named himH7121H8034 DanH1835.2

7And Rachel’sH7354 servantH8198 BilhahH1090 conceivedH2029 againH5750 and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121. 8Then RachelH7354 saidH559, “In my great strugglesH5319H430, I have wrestledH6617 withH5973 my sisterH269 andH1571 wonH3201.” So she namedH7121 himH8034 NaphtaliH5321.3

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  1. 1. Genesis 30:3 Literally bear children on my knees ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 30:6 Dan means He has judged or He has vindicated. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali sounds like the Hebrew for wrestling. ↩

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