Genesis 30:1–13

When Rachel saw that ^bshe bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!” ²Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, ^cwho has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?” ³Then she said, “Here is my servant ^dBilhah; go in to her, so that she may give birth ^eon my behalf,¹ that even I may have children² through her.” ⁴So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her. ⁵And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. ⁶Then Rachel said, “God has ^fjudged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.^{3 7}Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. ⁸Then Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings⁴ I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she called his name ^gNaphtali.⁵

⁹When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and ^hgave her to Jacob as a wife. ¹⁰Then Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. ¹¹And Leah said, ⁱ“Good fortune has come!” so she called his name ⁱGad.^{6 12}Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. ¹³And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women ^jhave called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.⁷