Genesis 30:5

When Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son,

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And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

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4So she gave him Bilhah her slave-girl for a wife, and Jacob slept with her.

6Rachel said, “God has judged me and has also heard my voice and has given me a son.” So she called his name Dan.

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Genesis 30:29Jacob answered him, “You know how I have served you and what your cattle have become under my care;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:2-14

Increase of Jacob's Family. ( b. c. 1745.) 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. 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? 3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. 5 And… Read the whole commentary →

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