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18 These are the children of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah, and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons.(A)

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18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah,(A) whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah(B)—sixteen in all.

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24 (Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid.)

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24 And Laban gave his servant Zilpah(A) to his daughter as her attendant.(B)

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Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

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Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.(A)

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26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maid: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

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26 The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah:(A)

Gad(B) and Asher.(C)

These were the sons of Jacob,(D) who were born to him in Paddan Aram.(E)

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When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(A) 10 Then Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, “Good fortune!” So she named him Gad.[a] 12 Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, “Happy am I! For the women will call me happy,” so she named him Asher.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 30.11 That is, fortune
  2. 30.13 That is, happy

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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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
  2. Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.
  3. Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.