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

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29 (Laban gave (A)his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

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Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

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25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali.

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22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and (A)lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it.

Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

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Then she said, “Here is my servant (A)Bilhah; go in to her, so that she may give birth (B)on my behalf,[a] that even I may have children[b] through her.” So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her. And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. Then Rachel said, “God has (C)judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.[c] Rachel's servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. Then Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings[d] I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she called his name (D)Naphtali.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:3 Hebrew on my knees
  2. Genesis 30:3 Hebrew be built up, which sounds like the Hebrew for children
  3. Genesis 30:6 Dan sounds like the Hebrew for judged
  4. Genesis 30:8 Hebrew With wrestlings of God
  5. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali sounds like the Hebrew for wrestling

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