Genesis 30:20

And Leah said, God has given me a good gift in this time; my husband will choose me, for I have born him six sons: and she called his name, Zebulun.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

In Context

19And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son.

21And after this she bore a daughter; and she called her name, Dinah.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:15And Leah said, Is it not enough for thee that thou hast taken my husband, wilt thou also take my son’s mandrakes? And Rachel said, Not so: let him lie with thee tonight for thy son’s mandrakes.

Genesis 46:14And the sons of Zebulun, Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

Deuteronomy 27:13And these shall stand for cursing on Mount Ebal; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Judges 5:14Ephraim rooted them out in Amalek, 1 Behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: 1 The inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, 1 And from Zebulun came they that draw with the scribe’s pen of record. 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:15-25

14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes. 16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come… Read the whole commentary →

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