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Genesis 30:4-15 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

4. Then she gave him Bilhah, her female servant, as a wife, and Jacob went in to her

5. And Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob.

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

7. And Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again and bore a second son to Jacob.

8. And Rachel said, “I have struggled a mighty struggle with my sister and have prevailed.” And she called his name Naphtali.

9. When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her female servant and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10. And Zilpah, the female slave of Leah, bore a son to Jacob.

11. Then Leah said, “Good fortune!” And she called his name Gad.

12. And Zilpah, Leah’s female servant, bore a second son to Jacob.

13. Then Leah said, “How happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.

14. And in the days of the wheat harvest, Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field and he brought them to Leah his mother. And Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

15. And she said to her, “Is your taking my husband such a small thing that you will also take the mandrakes of my son?” Then Rachel said, “Then he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”