Genesis 30
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Genesis 30:9-18

9When LeahH3812 sawH7200 that she had stoppedH5975 havingH3205 childrenH3205, she tookH3947 her slaveH8198 ZilpahH2153 and gaveH5414 her to JacobH3290 as a wifeH802. 10And Leah’sH3812 slaveH8198 ZilpahH2153 boreH3205 JacobH3290 a sonH1121. 11Then LeahH3812 saidH559, “1How fortunateH1409!” So she namedH7121 him 2GadH1410. 12And Leah’sH3812 slaveH8198 ZilpahH2153 boreH3205 JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121. 13Then LeahH3812 saidH559, “3HappyH837 am I! For womenH1323 4will callH7121 me happyH833.” So she namedH7121 him 5AsherH836.

14Now in the daysH3117 of wheatH2406 harvestH7105 ReubenH7205 wentH1980 and foundH4672 6mandrakeH1736 fruitsH1736 in the fieldH7704, and broughtH935 them to his motherH517 LeahH3812. Then RachelH7354 saidH559 to LeahH3812, “PleaseH4994 giveH5414 me someH4480 of your son’sH1121 mandrakesH1736.” 15But she saidH559 to her, “Is it a smallH4592 matterH4592 for you to takeH3947 my husbandH376? And would you takeH3947 my son’sH1121 mandrakesH1736 alsoH1571?” So RachelH7354 saidH559, “ThereforeH3651 he may sleepH7901 with you tonightH3915 inH8478 returnH8478 forH8478 your son’sH1121 mandrakesH1736.” 16When JacobH3290 cameH935 inH935 from the fieldH7704 in the eveningH6153, LeahH3812 wentH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 him and saidH559, “You must haveH935 relationsH935 withH935 me, for I have indeedH7936 hiredH7936 you with my son’sH1121 mandrakesH1736.” So he sleptH7901 with her that nightH3915. 17GodH430 listenedH8085 to LeahH3812, and she conceivedH2029 and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a fifthH2549 sonH1121. 18Then LeahH3812 saidH559, “GodH430 has givenH5414 me my 7rewardH7939, becauseH834 I gaveH5414 my slaveH8198 to my husbandH376.” So she namedH7121 him IssacharH3485.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 30:11 Lit With fortune! Some ancient versions Fortune has come ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 30:11 I.e., Fortune ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 30:13 Lit With my happiness! ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 30:13 Luke 1:48 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 30:13 I.e., happy ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 30:14 Song 7:13 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 30:18 Heb sachar, related to Issachar ↩

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