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Genesis 30:4-13 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

4. Then Rachel let Jacob marry Bilhah,

5. and they had a son.

6. Rachel named him Dan, because she said, “God has answered my prayers. He has judged me and given me a son.”

7. When Bilhah and Jacob had a second son,

8. Rachel said, “I've struggled hard with my sister, and I've won!” So she named the boy Naphtali.

9. When Leah realized she could not have any more children, she let Jacob marry her servant Zilpah,

10. and they had a son.

11. “I'm really lucky,” Leah said, and she named the boy Gad.

12. When they had another son,

13. Leah exclaimed, “I'm happy now, and all the women will say how happy I am.” So she named him Asher.

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