World Messianic Bible British Edition

Genesis 30:3-14 World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBBE)

3. She said, “Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.”

4. She gave him Bilhah her servant as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

5. Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

6. 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. Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

8. Rachel said, “I have wrestled with my sister with mighty wrestlings, and have prevailed.” She named him Naphtali.

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

10. Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a son.

11. Leah said, “How fortunate!” She named him Gad.

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

13. Leah said, “Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.” She named him Asher.

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