Genesis 30
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Genesis 30:3-8

3And she saidH559, Behold my maidH519 BilhahH1090, go inH935 to her; and she shall bearH3205 upon my kneesH1290, that I may also have childrenH1129 by her.1

4And she gaveH5414 him BilhahH1090 her handmaidH8198 for a wifeH802: and JacobH3290 went inH935 to her.

5And BilhahH1090 conceivedH2029, and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a sonH1121.

6And RachelH7354 saidH559, GodH430 hath judgedH1777 me, and hath also heardH8085 my voiceH6963, and hath givenH5414 me a sonH1121: therefore she calledH7121 his nameH8034 DanH1835.2

7And BilhahH1090 Rachel’sH7354 maidH8198 conceivedH2029 again, and boreH3205 JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121.

8And RachelH7354 saidH559, With greatH430 wrestlingsH5319 have I wrestledH6617 with my sisterH269, and I have prevailedH3201: and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 NaphtaliH5321.34

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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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