Genesis 30:5

and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

In Context

4and she giveth to him Bilhah her maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in unto her;

6and Rachel saith, 'God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:29And he saith unto him, 'Thou — thou hast known that which I have served thee [in], and that which thy substance was with me;

Numbers 1:5'And these [are] the names of the men who stand with you: 'For Reuben — Elizur son of Shedeur.

1 Chronicles 2:1These [are] sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

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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