Genesis 30:6

and 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.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,

7And Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant, conceiveth again, and beareth a second son to Jacob,

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Cross References

Genesis 29:32and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, 'Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.'

Genesis 46:23And sons of Dan: Hushim.

Deuteronomy 27:13And these do stand, for the reviling, on mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Psalms 35:24Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

Jeremiah 13:2and I get the girdle, according to the word of Jehovah, and I place [it] on my loins.

Jeremiah 15:14And I have caused thine enemies To pass over into the land — Thou hast not known, For a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, Against you it doth burn.

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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