25 (A)These were the sons of Bilhah, (B)whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: seven persons in all.

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25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah,(A) whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel(B)—seven in all.

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29 And Laban gave his maid (A)Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid.

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29 Laban gave his servant Bilhah(A) to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.(B)

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Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

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Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah;

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25 the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali;

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25 The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah:(A)

Dan and Naphtali.(B)

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22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and (A)lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it.

Jacob’s Twelve Sons

Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

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22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine(A) Bilhah,(B) and Israel heard of it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

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So she said, “Here is (A)my maid Bilhah; go in to her, (B)and she will bear a child on my knees, (C)that I also may [a]have children by her.” Then she gave him Bilhah her maid (D)as wife, and Jacob went in to her. And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. Then Rachel said, “God has (E)judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name [b]Dan. And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. Then Rachel said, “With [c]great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name [d]Naphtali.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:3 Lit. be built up by her
  2. Genesis 30:6 Lit. Judge
  3. Genesis 30:8 Lit. wrestlings of God
  4. Genesis 30:8 Lit. My Wrestling

Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(A) my servant.(B) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(C)

So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.(D) Jacob slept with her,(E) and she became pregnant and bore him a son. Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;(F) he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”(G) Because of this she named him Dan.[a](H)

Rachel’s servant Bilhah(I) conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.”(J) So she named him Naphtali.[b](K)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:6 Dan here means he has vindicated.
  2. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali means my struggle.