Genesis 30:10

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.


Geneva Bible - And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:9

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to [as] wife.

Geneva Bible - And when Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and
gave her Jacob to wife.

Genesis 30:8

And Rachel said, With great wrestlings [lit wrestlings of God] have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali [lit My Wrestling].

Geneva Bible - Then Rachel said, (*) With excellent wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister,
(c) and have gotten the upper hand. And she called his name, Naphtali.
(*) Hebrew: wrestlings of God.
(c) The arrogancy of man's nature appeareth in that she contemneth her sister, after she hath received
this benefit of God to bear children.

Genesis 30:7

And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

Geneva Bible - And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob the second son.

Genesis 30:6

And Rachel said, God hath judged me [my case], and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan [lit Judge].

Geneva Bible - Then said Rachel, God hath given sentence on my side, and hath also heard
my voice, and hath given me a son. Therefore called she his name, Dan.

Genesis 30:5

And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

Geneva Bible - So Bilhah conceived and bare Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:4

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to [as] wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

Geneva Bible - Then she gave him Bilhah her maid to wife, and Jacob went in to her.

Genesis 30:3

And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon [to be upon] my knees that I may also have children [lit to be built up] by her.

Geneva Bible - And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my
knees, and (*) I shall have children also by her.
(b)
(b) I will receive her children on my lap, as though they were my own.
(*) Hebrew: I shall be built.

Genesis 30:2

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Geneva Bible - Then Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in (a) God’s
stead, which hath withholden from thee the fruit of the womb?
(a) It is only God that maketh barren and fruitful, and therefore I am not in fault.

Genesis 30:1

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Geneva Bible - And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her
sister, and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Genesis 29:35

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah [lit, praise]; and left [stopped] bearing.

Geneva Bible - Moreover she conceived again and bare a son, saying, Now will I (*) praise the
LORD. (♣) Therefore she called his name Judah, and (♠) left bearing.
(*) Or, confess.
(♣) Matthew 1:2 .
(♠) Hebrew: stood from bearing.

Genesis 29:34

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined [become attached] unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi [lit, Attached].

Geneva Bible And she conceived again and bare a son, and said, Now at this time will my
husband keep me company, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore was
his name called Levi.

Genesis 29:33

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I [was] hated [unloved], he hath therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name Simeon [Lit. Heard].

Geneva Bible - And she conceived again and bare a son, and said, Because the LORD heard
that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also, and she called his
name Simeon.

Genesis 29:32

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben [Lit, See, a Son]: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

Geneva Bible - And Leah conceived and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she
said, Because the (l) LORD hath looked upon my tribulation; now therefore my
husband will (m) love me.
(l) Hereby appeareth that she had recourse to God in her affliction.
(m) For children are a great cause of mutual love between man and wife.

Genesis 29:31

And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated [unloved], he opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren.

(Geneva Bible ) - ¶ When the LORD saw that Leah was despised, he (*) made her (k) fruitful,
but Rachel was barren.
(*) Hebrew: opened her womb.
(k) This declareth that oft times they which are despised of men are favored of God.

Genesis 29:30

And he [Jacob] went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

Geneva Bible - So entered he in to Rachel also, and loved also Rachel more than Leah, and
served him yet seven years more.

Genesis 29:29

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

Geneva Bible - Laban also gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid to be her servant.

Genesis 29:28

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to [as] wife also.

Geneva Bible - Then Jacob did so, and fulfilled her seven years, so he gave him Rachel his
daughter to be his wife.

Genesis 29:27

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven
other years.

Geneva Bible - Fulfill seven years for her, and we will also give thee this for the service,
which thou shalt serve me yet seven years more.

Genesis 29:26

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country [lit, place], to give the younger before the firstborn.

Geneva Bible - And Laban answered, It is not the (i) manner of this place, to give the younger
before the elder.
(i) He esteemed more the profit that he had of Jacob's service, than either his promise of the manner
of the country, though he alleged custom for his excuse.