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Genesis 30:9–12

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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 12Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

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Footnotes

  1. 6Gad sounds like the Hebrew for good fortune

Cross references

  1. hver. 4; ch. 29:24
  2. i[ch. 49:19]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. Then Leah said, “What good fortune!” So she named him Gad.

Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a son. Then Leah said, “What good fortune!” and she named him Gad.

When Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,

NLTNew Living Translation

Meanwhile, Leah realized that she wasn’t getting pregnant anymore, so she took her servant, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Soon Zilpah presented him with a son. Leah named him Gad, for she said, “How fortunate I am!” Then Zilpah gave Jacob a second son.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her female slave and gave her to Jacob as a wife. And Zilpah, the female slave of Leah, bore a son to Jacob. Then Leah said, “Good fortune!” And she called his name Gad. And Zilpah, Leah’s female slave, bore a second son to Jacob.

KJV 1900King James Version

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son. And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.