Genesis 30:12
10 And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
11 Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
13 Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
14 Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
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
- When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
- KJV
- And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
- WEB
- Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a second son.
- ASV
- And Zilpah Leah`s handmaid bare Jacob a second son.
- DARBY
- And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a second son.
- BLB
- And Zilpah, the maidservant of Leah, bore a second son to Jacob.
- ÅB
- Og Silpa, Leas slavekvinne, fødte Jakob enda en sønn.
- OTB
- Leas tjenestepike Silpa ga Jakob en annen sønn.
- B1930
- Og Silpa, Leas trælkvinne, fødte Jakob ennu en sønn.