Genesis 30:1-13
The Sons of Jacob
1 Now when Rachel saw that (A)she bore Jacob no children, (a)she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “(B)Give me children, or else I die.”
2 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?”
3 She said, “(D)Here is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may (E)bear on my knees, that (b)(F)through her I too may have children.”
4 So (G)she gave him her maid Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.
5 Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
6 Then Rachel said, “God has (c)(H)vindicated me, and has indeed heard my voice and has given me a son.” Therefore she named him (d)Dan.
7 Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
8 So Rachel said, “With (e)mighty wrestlings I have (f)wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
10 Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
11 Then Leah said, “(g)How fortunate!” So she named him (h)Gad.
12 Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.
13 Then Leah said, “(i)Happy am I! For women (I)will call me happy.” So she named him (j)Asher.
Footnotes:
a.
Genesis 30:1: ['Lit ', Rachel]
b.
Genesis 30:3: ['Lit ', from her I too may be built]
c.
Genesis 30:6: ['Lit ', judged]
d.
Genesis 30:6: ['I.e. He judged']
e.
Genesis 30:8: ['Lit ', wrestlings of God]
f.
Genesis 30:8: ['Heb ', niphtal, ', related to Naphtali']
g.
Genesis 30:11: ['Lit ', With fortune, '! Some versions read ', Fortune has come]
h.
Genesis 30:11: ['I.e. Fortune']
i.
Genesis 30:13: ['Lit ', With my happiness, '!']
j.
Genesis 30:13: ['I.e. happy']