Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then Rachel said, "I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won." So she named him Naphtali.
New American Standard Bible
So Rachel said, “With
King James Version
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
Holman Bible
Rachel said, “In my wrestlings with God,
International Standard Version
so Rachel said, "I've been through a mighty struggle with my sister and won." She named him Naphtali.
A Conservative Version
And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed. And she called his name Naphtali.
American Standard Version
And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
Amplified
So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings [in prayer to God] I have struggled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she named him Naphtali (my wrestlings).
Bible in Basic English
And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.
Darby Translation
And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtali.
Julia Smith Translation
And Rachel will say, The wrestlings of God I wrestled with my sister; also I was able. And she will call his name Naphtali.
King James 2000
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Rachel said, "I have struggled a mighty struggle with my sister and have prevailed." And she called his name Naphtali.
Modern King James verseion
And Rachel said, With the wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed. And she called his name Naphtali.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Rachel said, "God is turned, and I have made a change with my sister, and have gotten the upper hand." And she called his name Naphtali.
New Heart English Bible
Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Rachel With wrestlings of God, have I wrestled with my sister Yea I have prevailed. So she called his name, Naphtali.
Webster
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
World English Bible
Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Rachel saith, 'With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, yea, I have prevailed;' and she calleth his name Napthali.
Themes
Bilhah » Rachael's servant » Mother of dan and naphtali
Emulation » Illustrated » In jacob's household
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Of jacob, the bigamic jealousy between leah and rachel
Naphtali » Son of jacob and bilhah
The tribe of Naphtali » Descended from jacob's sixth son
Polygamy » Domestic unhappiness » In jacob's family
Interlinear
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Yakol
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 30:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob's Children
7 Bilhah, Rachel's servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son. 8 Then Rachel said, "I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won." So she named him Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
Cross References
Genesis 49:21
Naphtali is a free running doe, he speaks delightful words.
Matthew 4:13
While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Genesis 23:6
"Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from burying your dead."
Genesis 32:24-25
So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
Genesis 35:25
The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
Genesis 46:24
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Exodus 9:28
Pray to the Lord, for the mighty thunderings and hail are too much! I will release you and you will stay no longer."
Deuteronomy 33:23
Of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, overflowing with favor, and full of the Lord's blessing, possess the west and south.
1 Samuel 14:15
Then fear overwhelmed those who were in the camp, those who were in the field, all the army in the garrison, and the raiding bands. They trembled and the ground shook. This fear was caused by God.