Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Laban also gave his woman servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maidservant.
New American Standard Bible
Laban also gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.
King James Version
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
Holman Bible
And Laban gave his slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.
A Conservative Version
And Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.
American Standard Version
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.
Amplified
Laban also gave Bilhah his maid to his daughter Rachel as a maid.
Bible in Basic English
And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
Darby Translation
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah, his maidservant, to be her maidservant.
Julia Smith Translation
And Laban will give to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his maid to her for a maid.
King James 2000
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Laban gave Bilhah his female servant to Rachel his daughter as a female servant.
Modern King James verseion
And Laban gave Bilhah his slave woman to his daughter Rachel, to be her handmaid.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmaid to be her servant.
NET Bible
(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)
New Heart English Bible
Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.
The Emphasized Bible
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid, - to be hers as a handmaid.
Webster
And Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her maid.
World English Bible
Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her.
Themes
Bilhah » Rachael's servant » Bears children by jacob
Children » Instance of, leah and rachel
Contracts » First contract between laban and jacob for laban's daughter
Covetousness » Instances of » Laban » Deceiving » jacob
Dishonesty » Instances of » Laban's treatment of jacob
jacob » Serves fourteen years for leah and rachel
Laban » Receives jacob, and gives him his daughters in marriage
Marriage » The bride » Given a handmaid at
Marriage » Jacob and his wives
Presents » Things given as » Servants
Rachel » Jacob serves laban for an additional seven years to obtain her as his wife
Servant » Bond » Given as dowry
Topics
Interlinear
Nathan
Bath
Shiphchah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 29:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Deceived
28 So Jacob completed another seven years' work, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. 29 Laban also gave his woman servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maidservant. 30 Jacob also married Rachel, since he loved her. He served Laban another full seven years' work for Rachel.
Cross References
Genesis 29:24
Laban also gave his servant woman Zilpah to Leah to be her maidservant.
Genesis 30:3-8
Rachel responded, "Here's my handmaid Bilhah. Go have sex with her. She can bear children on my knees so I can have children through her."
Genesis 35:22
But while Israel lived in that land, Reuben went inside his father's tent and had sexual relations with his father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons.
Genesis 35:25
Rachel's servant Bilhah's sons were Dan and Naphtali.
Genesis 37:2
This is a record of Jacob's descendants.