New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 30:9-13

9When Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she had stoppedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975bearingמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205,she tookוַתִּקַּח֙va.ti.KachH3947her maidשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414her to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11Then Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How fortunateבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH1409!”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121himGadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

13Then Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Happyבְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbe.'a.she.RiH837am I! For womenבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323will callוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121me happyאִשְּׁר֖וּנִי'i.she.Ru.niH833.”So she namedH7121himAsherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

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