Genesis 30:9
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 30:4 : 4 So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob slept with her.
- Gen 30:17 : 17 God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.
- Gen 16:3 : 3 So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.
- Gen 29:35 : 35 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“This time I will praise the LORD.”That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
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- Gen 30:10-123 verses89%
10Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.
11Leah said,“How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
12Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.
- Gen 29:23-253 verses87%
23In the evening he brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her.
24(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
25In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”
- Gen 30:1-55 verses82%
1When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“Give me children or I’ll die!”
2Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
3She replied,“Here is my servant Bilhah! Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I can have a family through her.”
4So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob slept with her.
5Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.
- Gen 29:27-315 verses80%
27Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. Then we will give you the younger one too, in exchange for seven more years of work.”
28Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
29(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)
30Jacob slept with Rachel as well. He also loved Rachel more than Leah. Then he worked for Laban for seven more years.
31The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.
- Gen 30:15-217 verses79%
15But Leah replied,“Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?”“All right,” Rachel said,“he may go to bed with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
16When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said,“You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son’s mandrakes.” So he went to bed with her that night.
17God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.
18Then Leah said,“God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” So she named him Issachar.
19Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.
20Then Leah said,“God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.
21After that she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
- Gen 30:7-82 verses76%
7Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.
8Then Rachel said,“I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.
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18These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.
- Gen 29:16-172 verses74%
16(Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.
17Leah’s eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.)
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26The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher.These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
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34She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.