Orthodox Jewish Bible

Bereshis 30:2-14 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

2. And af Ya'akov was kindled against Rachel; and he said, Am I in place of Elohim, Who hath withheld from thee p'ri beten?

3. And she said, Hinei my amah (maidservant) Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my birkayim, that I may also build up through her.

4. And she gave him Bilhah her shifchah (slave woman, maidservant) as isha; and Ya'akov went in unto her.

5. And Bilhah conceived, and bore Ya'akov ben.

6. And Rachel said, Elohim danani (G-d hath judged me), and hath also heard my voice, and hath given to me ben: therefore called she shmo Dan.

7. And Bilhah shifchat Rachel conceived again, and bore Ya'akov ben sheni.

8. And Rachel said, With naftulei Elohim niflalti (with wrestlings of G-d have I wrestled) with my achot, and I have prevailed: and she called shmo Naphtali.

9. When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her shifchah, and gave her to Ya'akov as isha.

10. And Zilpah shifchat Leah bore Ya'akov ben.

11. And Leah said, BaGad (What Good Fortune!) And she called shmo Gad.

12. And Zilpah shifchat Leah bore Ya'akov ben sheni.

13. And Leah said, B'Ashri (Happy am I), for the banot will call me asher (blessed): so she called shmo Asher.

14. And Reuven went in the yemei ketzir chittim, and found duda'im (mandrakes) in the sadeh, and brought them unto Leah immo. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, now, of the duda'im of thy ben.