Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a second son.
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Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a second son.
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And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
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And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And she said unto her,.... Leah to Rachel, taking…
And she said unto her,.... Leah to Rachel, taking this opportunity to bring out a thing which had some time lain with uneasiness upon her mind:
is it a small thing that thou hast taken away my husband? got the greatest share of his affections, and had most of his company; which last was very probably the case, and more so, since Leah had left off bearing; and this she could not well stomach, and therefore upon this trifling occasion outs with it:
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and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? which were poor things to be mentioned along with an husband; and besides, Rachel did not offer to take them away from the child without her leave, which she in very humble manner asked of her:
and Rachel said, therefore he shall lie with thee tonight for thy son's mandrakes; which showed no great affection to her husband, and a slight of his company, to be willing to part with it for such a trifle; and it seems by this as if they took their turns to lie with Jacob, and this night being Rachel's turn, she agrees to give it to Leah for the sake of the mandrakes: or however, if she had engrossed him to herself very much of late, as seems by the words of Leah above, she was willing to give him up to her this night, on that consideration; which Leah agreed she should have, as appears by what follows.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 12, 13. And Zilpah, Leah"s maid, bare Jacob…
Vers. 12, 13. And Zilpah, Leah"s maid, bare Jacob a second son. And Leah said, Happy am I, literally, in my happiness, so am I ("Speaker"s Commentary"); or, for or to my happiness (Keil, Kalisch)for the daughters will call me blessed (or, happy): and she called his name Asheri.e. Happy.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This is the name of Leah's female servant. See…
Zilpah
This is the name of Leah's female servant. See how you translated this name in Genesis 29:24. (See: How to Translate Names)
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bore Jacob a second son
"gave birth to a second son for Jacob"
I am happy!
"How blessed I am!" or "How happy I am!"
the daughters
"the women" or "the young women"
called his name Asher
Translators may also add a footnote that says "The name Asher means 'happy.'" (See: How to Translate Names)
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Asher
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