Genesis 30:1–13

The Sons of Jacob

¹Then Rachel saw that ^ashe bore Jacob no children, so ¹she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “^bGive me children, or else I die.”

²Then Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has ^awithheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

³And she said, “^aHere is my maidservant Bilhah, go in to her that she may ^bbear on my knees, that ^1cthrough her I too may obtain children.”

⁴So ^ashe gave him her servant-woman Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

⁵And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

⁶Then Rachel said, “God has ^1arendered justice to me and has indeed listened to my voice and has given me a son.” Therefore she named him ²Dan.

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

⁸So Rachel said, “With ¹mighty wrestlings I have ²wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali.

⁹Then Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, so she took her servant-woman Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

¹⁰And Leah’s servant-woman Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

¹¹Then Leah said, “¹How fortunate!” So she named him ²Gad.

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

¹³Then Leah said, “¹Happy am I! For women ^awill call me happy.” So she named him ²Asher.