Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then Leah said, “Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

King James Version

And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

Holman Bible

Leah said, “I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.

International Standard Version

She said, "How happy I am, because women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.

A Conservative Version

And Leah said, Happy am I! For the daughters will call me happy. And she called his name Asher.

American Standard Version

And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

Amplified

Then Leah said, “I am happy! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher (happy).

Bible in Basic English

And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.

Darby Translation

And Leah said, Happy am I; for the daughters will call me blessed! and she called his name Asher.

Julia Smith Translation

And Leah will say, In my happiness, for the daughters will pronounce me happy; and she will call his name Asher.

King James 2000

And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Leah said, "How happy [am] I! For women have called me happy." So she called his name Asher.

Modern King James verseion

And Leah said, I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed. And she called his name Asher.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said Lea, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And called his name Asher.

NET Bible

Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.

New Heart English Bible

Leah said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy." She named him Asher.

The Emphasized Bible

and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher.

Webster

And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

World English Bible

Leah said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy." She named him Asher.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Leah saith, 'Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy;' and she calleth his name Asher.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לאה 
Le'ah 
Usage: 34

Happy am I
אשׁר 
'osher 
Usage: 1

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

will call me blessed
אשׁר אשׁר 
'ashar 
Usage: 16

and she called
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

References

Context Readings

Jacob's Children

12 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, gave birth to a second son unto Jacob. 13 Then Leah said, “Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher. 14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

Cross References

Luke 1:48

for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden; for, behold, from now on all generations shall call me blessed.

Genesis 49:20

Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield delight unto the king.

Proverbs 31:28

Koph Her sons rose up and called her blessed; her husband also, and he praised her.

Genesis 35:26

And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Padanaram.

Genesis 46:17

And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

Deuteronomy 33:24-25

And to Asher he said, Asher, more blessed than the sons, shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil.

Song of Songs 6:9

My dove is but one, my perfect one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that brought her into the light. The virgins saw her and called her blessed; yea, the queens and the concubines and they praised her.

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