Genesis 30
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Genesis 30:3-9

3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.1

4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.2

7And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

8And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.34

9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 30:3 have…: Heb. be built by her. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 30:6 Dan: that is, Judging. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 30:8 great…: Heb. wrestlings of God. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali: that is, My wrestling: Gr. Nephthalim. ↩

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