Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher.
New American Standard Bible
Then Leah said, “
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,”
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.
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.
Themes
Asher » Son of jacob, by zilpah
The tribe of Asher » Descended from jacob's eighth son
Emulation » Illustrated » In jacob's household
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Of jacob, the bigamic jealousy between leah and rachel
Polygamy » Domestic unhappiness » In jacob's family
Women » Instances of » Leah, in her imitation of rachel in the matter of children
Interlinear
Bath
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 30:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob's Children
12 And Zilpah, Leah's handmaid bare a second son to Jacob; 13 and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher. 14 Then went Reuben, in the days of the wheat harvest, and found mandrakes, in the field, and brought them in unto Leah his mother, and Rachel said unto Leah, Pray give me, stone of the mandrakes of thy son
Cross References
Luke 1:48
Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
Genesis 49:20
Out of Asher, fatness, is his feed, - So, he, setteth forth dainties for a king.
Proverbs 31:28
Her children rise up, and call her happy! her husband, and he praiseth her: -
Genesis 35:26
And the sons of Zilpah, handmaid of Leah, Gad and Asher: These, are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him, in Padan-aram.
Genesis 46:17
And, the sons of Asher, - Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah, and Serah their sister, - and the sons of Beriah, Heber and Malchiel.
Deuteronomy 33:24-25
And, of Asher, he said, Most blessed of sons, be Asher, - Let him have the goodwill of his brethren, And let him dip, in oil, his foot:
Song of Songs 6:9
One alone, is my dove, my perfect one, one alone, was she to her mother, Pure, was she to her that bare her, - The daughters, have seen her, and pronounced her happy, Queens and concubines, and they have praised her.