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Genesis 30:9

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

8 Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.

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.

11 Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.

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BSB
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
KJV
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
WEB
When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her servant, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
ASV
When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
DARBY
And when Leah saw that she had ceased to bear, she took Zilpah her maidservant and gave her to Jacob as wife.
BLB
And Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, and she took Zilpah her maidservant, and gave her to Jacob for a wife.
ÅB
Da Lea så at hun ikke fikk flere barn, tok hun sin slavekvinne Silpa og gav Jakob til hustru.
OTB
Da Lea så at hun ikke lenger fødte barn, tok hun sin tjenestepike Silpa og ga henne til Jakob som en kone.
B1930
Da Lea så at hun ikke fikk flere barn, tok hun sin trælkvinne Silpa og gav Jakob til hustru.

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  • Genesis 30:4

    So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,

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  • Genesis 29:35

    And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.

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  • Genesis 30:17

    And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

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  • Genesis 16:3

    So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.

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