Genesis 30:8
6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
7 And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
10 And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a 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.
Compare
- 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.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 32:24–25
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Read in contextGenesis 49:21
Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
Read in contextGenesis 23:6
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
Read in contextMatthew 4:13
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:23
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
Read in contextGenesis 35:25
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
Read in context1 Samuel 14:15
And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
Read in contextGenesis 46:24
And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
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