Genesis 30:1–13

The Sons of Jacob

¹Now when Rachel saw that ^ashe bore Jacob no children, 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?”

³She said, “^aHere is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may ^bbear on my knees, that ¹through her I too may have children.”

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

⁵Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

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

⁷Rachel’s maid 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.

⁹When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

¹⁰Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

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

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

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