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The Sons of Jacob

30 Then Rachel saw that (A)she bore Jacob no children, so [a]she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “(B)Give me children, or else I die.” Then Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has (C)withheld from you the fruit of the womb?” And she said, “(D)Here is my maidservant Bilhah, go in to her that she may (E)bear on my knees, that [b](F)through her I too may obtain children.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:1 Lit Rachel
  2. Genesis 30:3 Lit from her I too may be built

30 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children,(A) she became jealous of her sister.(B) So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,(C) who has kept you from having children?”(D)

Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(E) my servant.(F) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(G)

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