Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But she said: I have here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her. Behold. Genesis 30:9 Lia perceiving that she had left of bearing, gave Zelpha, her handmaid, to her husband. Genesis 16:2,3 She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request, . . . she shall. Genesis 50:23 And he saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the sons of Manasses, were born on Joseph's knees. Job 3:12 Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts? have children by her. Genesis 16:2 She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request, *marg: Ruth 4:11 Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients, answered: We are witnesses: The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem: Context Dan and Naphtali…2And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy womb? 3But she said: I have here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her.4And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,… Cross References Genesis 16:2 She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request, Genesis 50:23 And he saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the sons of Manasses, were born on Joseph's knees. Job 3:12 Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts? Lexicon Then she said,וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Here הִנֵּ֛ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! is my maidservant אֲמָתִ֥י (’ă·mā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 519: A maidservant, female slave Bilhah. בִלְהָ֖ה (ḇil·hāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1090: Bilhah -- a concubine of Jacob Sleep with בֹּ֣א (bō) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go her, אֵלֶ֑יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to and she will bear children וְתֵלֵד֙ (wə·ṯê·lêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage [for me], בִּרְכַּ֔י (bir·kay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1290: The knee so that through her מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ (mim·men·nāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of I אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 595: I too גַם־ (ḡam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and can build a family.” וְאִבָּנֶ֥ה (wə·’ib·bā·neh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build Additional Translations Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, and she will bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear on my knees, that I may also have children by her. And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her. And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Balla, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children by her. And she said, Behold, there is my maid, Bilhah: go in to her, in order that she may bear on my knees, and I may also be built up by her. And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her. And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. She said, "Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her." And she saith, 'Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;' Jump to Previous Bear Bilhah Build Builded Built Child Children Family Knees Maid Maidservant Obtain Order Servant SleepJump to Next Bear Bilhah Build Builded Built Child Children Family Knees Maid Maidservant Obtain Order Servant SleepLinks Genesis 30:3 NIVGenesis 30:3 NLT Genesis 30:3 ESV Genesis 30:3 NASB Genesis 30:3 KJV Genesis 30:3 Bible Apps Genesis 30:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 30:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 30:3 French Bible Genesis 30:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a and bear Bilhah build can children family for go have her Here I in is knees maid maidservant may me my on said she Sleep so that Then through to too with OT Law: Genesis 30:3 She said Behold my maid Bilhah (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |