Genesis 30:10
8 Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and 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.
And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
11 Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
12 When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
- KJV
- And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.
- WEB
- Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a son.
- ASV
- And Zilpah Leah`s handmaid bare Jacob a son.
- DARBY
- And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a son.
- BLB
- And Zilpah, the maidservant of Leah, bore to Jacob a son.
- ÅB
- Og Silpa, Leas slavekvinne, fødte Jakob en sønn.
- OTB
- Og Leas tjenestepike Silpa fødte en sønn for Jakob.
- B1930
- Og Silpa, Leas trælkvinne, fødte Jakob en sønn.