New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 30:3-6

3She saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Hereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009is my maidאֲמָתִ֥י'a.ma.TiH519Bilhahבִלְהָ֖הvil.HahH1090,goבֹּ֣אbo'H935in to her that she maybearוְתֵלֵד֙ve.te.LedH3205on my kneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290, thatthroughמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480her I tooגַם־gam-H1571may haveH1129childrenH1129.”

4Soshe gaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414him her maidשִׁפְחָתָ֖הּshif.cha.TahH8198Bilhahבִּלְהָ֥הbil.HahH1090as a wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,and Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in to her.

5Bilhahבִּלְהָ֔הbil.HahH1090conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

6Then Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hasvindicatedדָּנַ֣נִּיda.Na.niH1777me, and has indeedוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963and has givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651she namedקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121himDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

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