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Genesis 30:9–10

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30:9When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave20 her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. 30:10Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.21

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  1. 20 Heb “she took her servant Zilpah and gave her.” The verbs “took” and “gave” are treated as a hendiadys in the translation: “she gave.”
  2. 21 Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore for Jacob a son.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Then Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.