Genesis 30:3
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
And she said, Behold my mayde Bilhah: goe in vnto her, and she shall beare vpon my knees, that I may also †have children by her.
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- †Hebrew wordingHebr. be built by her.
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- Genesis 50:23Rank 1 from verse 3
- Genesis 16:2–3Rank 3 from verse 3
2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
2And Sarai said vnto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee go in vnto my maid: it may bee that I may †obtaine children by her: and Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3And Sarai Abrams wife, tooke Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten yeeres in the land of Canaan, and gaue her to her husband Abram, to be his wife.
- Genesis 30:9Rank 4 from verse 3
11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
11And all the people that were in the gate, and the Elders said, Wee are witnesses: The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house, like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and ‖do thou worthily in Ephratah, and †bee famous in Bethlehem.
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Genesis 30:3
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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1. A female servant or attendant. 2. A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried woman or virgin.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Plural form of knee (the joint between the thigh and lower leg, especially as bent or bowed).
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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30:1AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
30:1¶ And when Rachel saw that shee bare Iacob no children, Rachel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iacob, Giue mee children, or els I die.
30:2And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
30:2And Iacobs anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in Gods stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the wombe?
30:3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
30:3And she said, Behold my mayde Bilhah: goe in vnto her, and she shall beare vpon my knees, that I may also †have children by her.
Selected passage30:4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
30:4And shee gaue him Bilhah her handmayd to wife: and Iacob went in vnto her.
30:5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
30:5And Bilhah conceiued and bare Iacob a sonne.
30:6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
30:6And Rachel said, God hath iudged me, and hath also heard my voyce, and hath giuen me a sonne; therefore called she his name †Dan.
30:7And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
30:7And Bilhah Rachels mayd conceiued againe, and bare Iacob a second sonne.
30:8And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
30:8And Rachel saide, With †great wrastlings haue I wrastled with my sister, and I haue preuailed: and she called his name †*Naphtali.
30:9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
30:9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wife.
30:10And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.
30:10And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iacob a sonne.
30:11And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
30:11And Leah said, A troupe commeth: and she called his name †Gad.
30:12And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
30:12And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iacob a second sonne.
30:13And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
30:13And Leah said, †Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name †Asher.