Genesis 46:18
English Standard Version
18 (A)These are the sons of Zilpah, (B)whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons.
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Genesis 46:18
New International Version
18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah,(A) whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah(B)—sixteen in all.
Genesis 29:24
English Standard Version
24 (Laban gave[a] (A)his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
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- Genesis 29:24 Or had given; also verse 29
Genesis 29:24
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Genesis 35:26
English Standard Version
26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
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Genesis 30:9-13
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9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and (A)gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10 Then Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, (B)“Good fortune has come!” so she called his name (C)Gad.[a] 12 Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women (D)have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.[b]
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- Genesis 30:11 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for good fortune
- Genesis 30:13 Asher sounds like the Hebrew for happy
Genesis 30:9-13
New International Version
9 When Leah(A) saw that she had stopped having children,(B) she took her servant Zilpah(C) and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(D) 10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(E) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[a] So she named him Gad.[b](F)
12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(G) happy.”(H) So she named him Asher.[c](I)
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- Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
- Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.
- Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
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