Genesis 30:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

When Lea sawe that she had left bearyng chyldren she toke Zilpha her mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wyfe.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 30:4 : 4 And she gaue him Bilha her handmayde to wyfe: and Iacob went in vnto her.
  • Gen 30:17 : 17 And God hearde Lea, that she conceaued, and bare Iacob the fift sonne.
  • Gen 16:3 : 3 And Sarai Abrams wyfe toke Hagar her mayde the Egyptian, after Abram hadde dwelled ten yeres in the lande of Chanaan, and gaue her to her husbande Abram to be his wyfe.
  • Gen 29:35 : 35 And she conceaued yet agayne, and bare hym a sonne, saying: Nowe wyll I prayse the Lorde. Therefore she called his name Iuda, & left bearyng.

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  • Gen 30:10-12
    3 verses
    89%

    10And Zilpha Leas mayde bare Iacob a sonne.

    11Then sayde Lea, Good lucke: and called his name Gad.

    12And Zilpha Leas seruaunt bare Iacob an other sonne.

  • Gen 29:23-25
    3 verses
    87%

    23And when euen was come, he toke Lea his daughter, and brought her to hym, and he went in to her.

    24And Laban gaue vnto his daughter Lea Zilpha his mayde to be her seruaunt.

    25And when the mornyng was come, beholde it was Lea. Then sayde he to Laban: Wherefore hast thou played thus with me? dyd not I serue thee for Rachel? wherfore then hast thou begyled me?

  • Gen 30:1-5
    5 verses
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    1Rachel when she sawe that she bare Iacob no children, she enuied her sister, and sayde vnto Iacob: Geue me children, or els I am but dead.

    2And Iacobs anger was kyndled agaynst Rachel, and sayde: Am I in Gods steade, whiche kepeth from thee the fruite of thy wombe?

    3Then she sayde: Here is my mayde Bilha, go in vnto her, & she shall beare vpon my knees, that I also may haue chyldren by her.

    4And she gaue him Bilha her handmayde to wyfe: and Iacob went in vnto her.

    5And Bilha conceaued, and bare Iacob a sonne.

  • Gen 29:27-31
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    27Passe out this weeke, & then we wyll geue thee this also for the seruice whiche thou shalt serue me yet seuen yeres more.

    28And Iacob dyd euen so, and passed out the weeke: and then he gaue hym Rachel his daughter to wyfe also.

    29And Laban gaue to Rachel his daughter Bilha his handmayde, to be her seruaunt.

    30So lay he by Rachel also, and loued Rachel more then Lea, and serued hym yet seuen yeres more.

    31When the Lorde sawe that Lea was despised, he made her fruitfull, and Rachel remayned baren.

  • Gen 30:15-21
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    15To whom Lea aunswered: Is it not enough that thou hast taken away my husband, but wouldest take away my sonnes Mandragoras also? Then saide Rachel: well, let hym sleepe with thee this night for thy sonnes Mandragoras.

    16And Iacob came from the fielde at euen, and Lea went out to meete hym, and sayde: thou shalt come in to me, for I haue bought thee in deede with my sonne Mandragoras. And he slept with her that same nyght.

    17And God hearde Lea, that she conceaued, and bare Iacob the fift sonne.

    18Then sayde Lea: God hath geuen me a rewarde, because I gaue my mayden to my husbande: and she called him Isachar.

    19And Lea conceaued yet agayne, and bare Iacob the sixt sonne.

    20And Lea sayde: God hath endued me with a good dowrie, nowe wyll my husbande dwell with me, because I haue borne hym sixe sonnes: and called his name Zabulon.

    21After that, she bare a daughter, and called her name Dina.

  • Gen 30:7-8
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    7And Bilha Rachels seruant conceaued againe, & bare Iacob another sonne.

    8And Rachel said: With godly wrastlynges haue I wrastled with my sister, & haue gotten the vpper hande: and she called his name Nephthali.

  • 18These are the sonnes of Zilpha, who Laban gaue to Lea his daughter: and these she bare vnto Iacob, euen sixteene soules.

  • Gen 29:16-17
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    16Laban had two daughters, the elder called Lea, and the younger Rachel.

    17Lea was tender eyed: but Rachel was beautifull and well fauoured.

  • 26And the sonnes of Zilpha Leas handmayde: Gad and Aser: These are the sonnes of Iacob which were borne him in Mesopotamia.

  • 34And she conceaued yet, & bare a sonne, and sayde: Nowe this once wyll my husbande kepe me company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: and therfore was his name called Leui.