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Genesis 30:3-8
New International Version
Genesis 30:3-8
New International Version
3 Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(A) my servant.(B) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(C)
4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.(D) Jacob slept with her,(E) 5 and she became pregnant and bore him a son. 6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;(F) he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”(G) Because of this she named him Dan.[a](H)
7 Rachel’s servant Bilhah(I) conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.”(J) So she named him Naphtali.[b](K)
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:6 Dan here means he has vindicated.
- Genesis 30:8 Naphtali means my struggle.
Genesis 30:3-8
King James Version
Genesis 30:3-8
King James Version
3 And 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.
4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
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