New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 30:3-9
3She saidH559, “1HereH2009 is my maidH519 BilhahH1090, goH935 in to her that she may 2bearH3205 on my kneesH1290, that 34throughH4480 her I tooH1571 may haveH1129 childrenH1129.” 4So 5she gaveH5414 him her maidH8198 BilhahH1090 as a wifeH802, and JacobH3290 wentH935 in to her. 5BilhahH1090 conceivedH2029 and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a sonH1121. 6Then RachelH7354 saidH559, “GodH430 has 67vindicatedH1777 me, and has indeedH1571 heardH8085 my voiceH6963 and has givenH5414 me a sonH1121.” ThereforeH5921H3651 she namedH7121 him 8DanH1835. 7Rachel’sH7354 maidH8198 BilhahH1090 conceivedH2029 againH5750 and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121. 8So RachelH7354 saidH559, “With 9mightyH430 wrestlingsH5319 I have 10wrestledH6617 with my sisterH269, and I have indeedH1571 prevailedH3201.” And she namedH7121 him NaphtaliH5321.
9When LeahH3812 sawH7200 that she had stoppedH5975 bearingH3205, she tookH3947 her maidH8198 ZilpahH2153 and gaveH5414 her to JacobH3290 as a wifeH802.
Notes
- 1. Genesis 30:3 Gen 16:2 ↩
- 2. Genesis 30:3 Gen 50:23; Job 3:12 ↩
- 3. Genesis 30:3 Lit from her I too may be built ↩
- 4. Genesis 30:3 Gen 16:2 ↩
- 5. Genesis 30:4 Gen 16:3, 4 ↩
- 6. Genesis 30:6 Lit judged ↩
- 7. Genesis 30:6 Ps 35:24; 43:1; Lam 3:59 ↩
- 8. Genesis 30:6 I.e. He judged ↩
- 9. Genesis 30:8 Lit wrestlings of God ↩
- 10. Genesis 30:8 Heb niphtal, related to Naphtali ↩
Commentaries on Genesis 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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