Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Laban gave Bilhah his female servant to Rachel his daughter as a female servant.
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.
International Standard Version
Laban also gave his woman servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maidservant.
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.
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 And Jacob did so. So he completed the week of this [one], then he gave Rachel his daughter to him as a wife. 29 And Laban gave Bilhah his female servant to Rachel his daughter as a female servant. 30 Then he also went in to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet another seven years.
Cross References
Genesis 29:24
And Laban gave Zilpah his female servant to her, to Leah his daughter [as] a female servant.
Genesis 30:3-8
Then she said, "Here [is] my servant girl Bilhah; go in to her that she may bear children {as my surrogate}. Then I will even {have children} by her."
Genesis 35:22
And while Israel was living in that land Reuben went and had sexual relations with Bilhah, his father's concubine. And Israel heard [about it].
Genesis 35:25
The sons of Bilhah, the female servant of Rachel: Dan and Naphtali.
Genesis 37:2
These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers. Now he [was] a helper with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, the wives of his father. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.