Darby Translation 1890

Genesis 30:1-10 Darby Translation 1890 (DARBY)

1. And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to 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 has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

3. And she said, Behold, there is my maid, Bilhah: go in to her, in order that she may bear on my knees, and I may also be built up by her.

4. And she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

5. And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

6. And Rachel said, God has done me justice, and has also heard my voice, and given me a son; therefore she called his name Dan.

7. And Bilhah Rachel's maidservant again conceived, and bore Jacob a second son.

8. And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtali.

9. And when Leah saw that she had ceased to bear, she took Zilpah her maidservant and gave her to Jacob as wife.

10. And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a son.