Genesis 30:12–13
And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iacob a second sonne.
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
And Leah said, †Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name †Asher.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. in my happines.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, Happy.
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- Song of Solomon 6:9Rank 5 from verse 13
9My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
9My doue, my vndefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her: The daughters sawe her, and blessed her; yea the Queenes and the concubins, and they praysed her.
- Deuteronomy 33:24–25Rank 6 from verse 13
24¶ And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
24¶ And of Asher hee said, let Asher be blessed with children, Let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oile.
25Thy ‖shooes shall bee yron and brasse, and as thy dayes, so shall thy strength bee.
- Genesis 46:17Rank 7 from verse 13
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Genesis 30:12
1. A female servant or attendant. 2. A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried woman or virgin.
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1. As the past tense of bear, brought forth or gave birth to offspring; also produced fruit or other increase. 2. Carried, conveyed, supported, lifted, or sustained a person, object, or load. 3. Bore, endured, or took upon oneself a loss, infirmity, sin, or other burden. 4. Gave witness or record; testified. 5. Exercised rule or authority. 6. As an adjective, uncovered, naked, exposed, stripped, or without covering.
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Next after the first in order, rank, time, or succession.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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Genesis 30:13
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Blessed, favoured, fortunate, or joyful.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.
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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
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12And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
12And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iacob a second sonne.
Selected passage13And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
13And Leah said, †Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name †Asher.
Selected passage14¶ And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
14¶ And Reuben went in the dayes of wheat haruest, & found Mandrakes in the field, and brought them vnto his mother Leah. Then Rachel saide to Leah, Giue me, I pray thee, of thy sonnes Mandrakes.