Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 30:3-13

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 sonH1121 H5921 H3651.” So she named himH7121 H8034 DanH1835.2

7And Rachel’sH7354 servantH8198 BilhahH1090 conceivedH2029 againH5750 and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121. 8Then RachelH7354 saidH559, “In my great strugglesH5319 H430, I have wrestledH6617 withH5973 my sisterH269 andH1571 wonH3201.” So she namedH7121 himH8034 NaphtaliH5321.3

9When LeahH3812 sawH7200 thatH3588 she had stoppedH5975 having childrenH3205, she gaveH3947 H5414 her servantH8198 ZilpahH2153 to JacobH3290 as a wifeH802. 10And Leah’sH3812 servantH8198 ZilpahH2153 boreH3205 JacobH3290 a sonH1121. 11Then LeahH3812 saidH559, “How fortunateH935!”4 So she namedH7121 himH8034 GadH1410.5

12When Leah’sH3812 servantH8198 ZilpahH2153 boreH3205 JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121, 13LeahH3812 saidH559, “How happy I amH837! ForH3588 the womenH1323 call me happyH833.” So she namedH7121 himH8034 AsherH836.6

Notes

1. Genesis 30:3 Literally bear children on my knees ↩
2. Genesis 30:6 Dan means He has judged or He has vindicated. ↩
3. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali sounds like the Hebrew for wrestling. ↩
4. Genesis 30:11 Alternate MT reading (see also LXX); the other alternate reads “A troop is coming!” ↩
5. Genesis 30:11 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for good fortune, or alternately for band of raiders. ↩
6. Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy. ↩