Genesis 30:1–13

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children,x she became jealous of her sister.y So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

2 Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,z who has kept you from having children?”a

3 Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,b my servant.c Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”d

4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.e Jacob slept with her,f 5 and she became pregnant and bore him a son. 6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;g he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”h Because of this she named him Dan.a i

7 Rachel’s servant Bilhahj conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.”k So she named him Naphtali.b l

9 When Leahm saw that she had stopped having children,n she took her servant Zilpaho and gave her to Jacob as a wife.p 10 Leah’s servant Zilpahq bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”c So she named him Gad.d r

12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call mes happy.”t So she named him Asher.e u