Genesis 30
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Genesis 30:1-23

1And when RachelH7354 sawH7200 that she boreH3205 JacobH3290 no children, RachelH7354 envied her sisterH269, and saidH559 to JacobH3290, GiveH3051 me children, or else I dieH4191.

2And Jacob's angerH639 was kindled against RachelH7354, and he saidH559, Am I in 1God's stead, who has withheldH4513 from thee the fruitH6529 of the wombH990?

3And she saidH559, Behold, there is my maid, BilhahH1090: goH935 in to her, in order that she may bearH3205 on my knees, and I may alsoH1571 be builtH1129 up by her.

4And she gaveH5414 him BilhahH1090 her maidservantH8198 as wifeH802, and JacobH3290 wentH935 in to her.

5And BilhahH1090 conceivedH2029, and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a sonH1121.

6And RachelH7354 saidH559, 2GodH430 has done me justice, and has alsoH1571 heardH8085 my voiceH6963, and givenH5414 me a sonH1121; thereforeH3651 she calledH7121 his nameH8034 DanH1835.

7And BilhahH1090 Rachel's maidservantH8198 againH5750 conceivedH2029, and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121.

8And RachelH7354 saidH559, Wrestlings of 3GodH430 have I wrestled with my sisterH269, and have prevailedH3201; and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 NaphtaliH5321.

9And when LeahH3812 sawH7200 that she had ceased to bearH3205, she tookH3947 ZilpahH2153 her maidservantH8198 and gaveH5414 her to JacobH3290 as wifeH802.

10And ZilpahH2153 Leah's maidservantH8198 boreH3205 JacobH3290 a sonH1121.

11And LeahH3812 saidH559, Fortunately! and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 GadH1410.

12And ZilpahH2153 Leah's maidservantH8198 boreH3205 JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121.

13And LeahH3812 saidH559, Happy am I; for the daughtersH1323 will callH7121 me blessed! and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 AsherH836.

14And ReubenH7205 wentH935 out in the daysH3117 of wheat-harvest, and foundH4672 mandrakes in the fieldsH7704; and he broughtH935 them to his motherH517 LeahH3812. And RachelH7354 saidH559 to LeahH3812, GiveH5414 me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

15And she saidH559 to her, Is it [too] littleH4592 that thou hast takenH3947 my husbandH376, that thou wilt takeH3947 my son's mandrakes alsoH1571? And RachelH7354 saidH559, ThereforeH3651 he shall lieH7901 with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.

16And when JacobH3290 cameH935 from the fieldsH7704 in the eveningH6153, LeahH3812 wentH3318 out to meet him, and saidH559, Thou must comeH935 in to me, for indeed I have hiredH7936 thee with my son's mandrakes. And he layH7901 with her that nightH3915.

17And 4GodH430 hearkened to LeahH3812, and she conceivedH2029, and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a fifthH2549 sonH1121.

18And LeahH3812 saidH559, 5GodH430 has givenH5414 me my hireH7939, because I have givenH5414 my maidservantH8198 to my husbandH376; and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 IssacharH3485.

19And LeahH3812 againH5750 conceivedH2029, and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a sixthH8345 sonH1121;

20and LeahH3812 saidH559, 6GodH430 has endowed me with a goodH2896 dowry; this timeH6471 will my husbandH376 dwell with me, because I have borneH3205 him sixH8337 sonsH1121. And she calledH7121 his nameH8034 ZebulunH2074.

21And afterwards she boreH3205 a daughterH1323, and calledH7121 her nameH8034 DinahH1783.

22And 7GodH430 rememberedH2142 RachelH7354, and 8GodH430 listenedH8085 to her, and openedH6605 her wombH7358.

23And she conceivedH2029, and boreH3205 a sonH1121, and saidH559, 9GodH430 has taken away my reproachH2781.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 30:2 30.2 Elohim ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 30:6 30.6 Elohim ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 30:8 30.8 Elohim ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 30:17 30.17 Elohim ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 30:18 30.18 Elohim ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 30:20 30.20 Elohim ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 30:22 30.22 Elohim ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 30:22 30.22 Elohim ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 30:23 30.23 Elohim ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 30

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