Genesis 30:1–13

¹And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. ²And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? ³And she said, Behold, there is my maid, Bilhah: go in to her, in order that she may bear on my knees, and I may also be built up by her. ⁴And she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as wife, and Jacob went in to her. ⁵And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son. ⁶And Rachel said, God has done me justice, and has also heard my voice, and given me a son; therefore she called his name Dan. ⁷And Bilhah Rachel’s maidservant again conceived, and bore Jacob a second son. ⁸And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtali. ⁹And when Leah saw that she had ceased to bear, she took Zilpah her maidservant and gave her to Jacob as wife. ¹⁰And Zilpah Leah’s maidservant bore Jacob a son. ¹¹And Leah said, Fortunately! and she called his name Gad. ¹²And Zilpah Leah’s maidservant bore Jacob a second son. ¹³And Leah said, Happy am I; for the daughters will call me blessed! and she called his name Asher.