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Genesis 30:3-5
King James Version
Genesis 30:3-5
King James Version
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.
4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
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Genesis 30:3-5
New King James Version
Genesis 30:3-5
New King James Version
3 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.” 4 Then she gave him Bilhah her maid (D)as wife, and Jacob went in to her. 5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
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- Genesis 30:3 Lit. be built up by her
Genesis 30:3-5
New International Version
Genesis 30:3-5
New International Version
Genesis 30:3-5
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 30:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 Then she said, “(A)Here is my female slave Bilhah: have relations with her that she may (B)give birth [a]on my knees, so that [b](C)by her I too may obtain a child.” 4 So (D)she gave him her slave Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had relations with her. 5 Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
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- Genesis 30:3 I.e., prob. referring to a ritual of adoption
- Genesis 30:3 Lit from her I too may be built
Genesis 30:3-5
English Standard Version
Genesis 30:3-5
English Standard Version
3 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.” 4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her. 5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
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- Genesis 30:3 Hebrew on my knees
- Genesis 30:3 Hebrew be built up, which sounds like the Hebrew for children
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