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Genesis 30:1-8 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

1. When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, “Give me children—if not, I will die!”

2. And Jacob became angry with Rachel. And he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

3. Then she said, “Here is my servant girl Bilhah; go in to her that she may bear children as my surrogate. Then I will even have children by her.”

4. Then she gave him Bilhah, her female servant, as a wife, and Jacob went in to her

5. And Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob.

6. Then Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.

7. And Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again and bore a second son to Jacob.

8. And Rachel said, “I have struggled a mighty struggle with my sister and have prevailed.” And she called his name Naphtali.

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