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Genesis 30:8

NaphtaliRachel
Conflict and reconciliation

6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.

7 And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

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.

10 And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

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BSB
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
KJV
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
WEB
Rachel said, “I have wrestled with my sister with mighty wrestlings, and have prevailed.” She named him Naphtali.
ASV
And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
DARBY
And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtali.
BLB
And Rachel said, “With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” And she called his name Naphtali.
ÅB
Da sa Rakel: Jeg har kjempet Guds kamper med min søster, og nå har jeg vunnet. Og hun kalte ham Naftali[^3].
OTB
Rakel sa: "Med store strider har jeg stridd med min søster, og jeg har seiret." Så kalte hun ham Naftali.
B1930
Da sa Rakel: Jeg har kjempet Guds kamper med min søster, og nu har jeg vunnet. Og hun kalte ham Naftali. / < den jeg har vunnet med kamp.>

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