Genesis 30:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore, she named him Dan.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רָחֵל֙ דָּנַ֣נִּי אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְגַם֙ שָׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלִ֔י וַיִּתֶּן־לִ֖י בֵּ֑ן עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ דָּֽן

Transliteration

wə-tōmer Rāḥēl dānannî ʾĕlōhîm and-also šāmaʿ in-qōlî wə-yitten-to-me bēn upon-kēn qārəʾâ šəmô Dān

Grammar Details

• *wə-tōmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said
• *Rāḥēl*: proper noun, feminine singular - Rachel
• *dānannî*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he judged me
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God
• *šāmaʿ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he heard
• *qōlî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my voice
• *wə-yitten*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
• *bēn*: noun, masculine singular - son
• *kēn*: adverb - thus/so
• *qārəʾâ*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she called
• *šəmô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name
• *Dān*: proper noun, masculine singular - Dan

Word Meanings

• *dānannî*: judged me/vindicated me/pleaded my cause
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings
• *šāmaʿ*: heard/listened to
• *Dān*: Dan/he judged (wordplay on *dānannî*)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Rachel said, 'God has judged in my favor; He has listened to my plea and given me a son.' So she named him Dan.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Rachel said, God hath judd me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Rachel{H7354} said,{H559} God{H430} hath judged{H1777} me, and hath also heard{H8085} my voice,{H6963} and hath given{H5414} me a son:{H1121} therefore called{H7121} she his name{H8034} Dan.{H1835}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Rachel{H7354} said{H559}{(H8799)}, God{H430} hath judged{H1777}{(H8804)} me, and hath also heard{H8085}{(H8804)} my voice{H6963}, and hath given{H5414}{(H8799)} me a son{H1121}: therefore called{H7121}{(H8804)} she his name{H8034} Dan{H1835}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than sayde Rahel. God hath geuen sentece on my syde and hath also herde my voyce and hath geuen me a sonne. Therfore called she him Dan.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde Rachel: God hath geuen sentence on my syde, and herde my voyce, and geue me a sonne, therfore called she him Dan.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said Rahel, God hath giuen sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voyce, and hath giuen mee a sonne: therefore called shee his name, Dan.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then saide Rachel: God hath geuen sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voyce, and hath geuen me a sonne: therfore called she hym Dan.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Rachel saith, `God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 35:24 : 24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to your righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
• Ps 43:1 : 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
• Lam 3:59 : 59 O LORD, You have seen my wrong; judge my case.
• Gen 49:16-17 : 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, a viper in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
• Deut 33:22 : 22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's cub: he shall leap from Bashan.
• Gen 29:32-35 : 32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely the LORD has looked upon my affliction; now my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Because the LORD has heard that I was unloved, He has therefore given me this son also; and she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons; therefore his name was called Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now I will praise the LORD; therefore she called his name Judah; and she stopped bearing.
• Gen 35:25 : 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid; Dan, and Naphtali:
• Gen 46:23 : 23 And the sons of Dan: Hushim.
• Jer 13:2 : 2 So I got a belt according to the word of the LORD, and put it around my waist.
• Jer 13:24 : 24 Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
• Jer 15:14-20 : 14 And I will make you to pass with your enemies into a land you do not know: for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn upon you. 15 O LORD, you know: remember me, and visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in your longsuffering: know that for your sake I have suffered rebuke. 16 Your words were found, and I ate them; and your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O LORD God of hosts. 17 I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand: for you have filled me with indignation. 18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? will you be altogether to me as a liar, and as waters that fail? 19 Therefore thus says the LORD, If you return, then I will bring you again, and you shall stand before me: and if you take forth the precious from the vile, you shall be as my mouth: let them return to you; but return not you to them. 20 And I will make you to this people a fortified brass wall: and they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you: for I am with you to save you and to deliver you, says the LORD.