Genesis 30:13
New International Version
Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

New Living Translation
And Leah named him Asher, for she said, “What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me.”

English Standard Version
And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.

Berean Standard Bible
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

King James Bible
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

New King James Version
Then Leah said, “I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed.” So she called his name Asher.

New American Standard Bible
Then Leah said, “Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

NASB 1995
Then Leah said, “Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

NASB 1977
Then Leah said, “Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Leah said, “Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

Amplified Bible
Then Leah said, “I am happy! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher (happy).

Christian Standard Bible
Leah said, “I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Leah said, “I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.

American Standard Version
And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

Contemporary English Version
Leah exclaimed, "I'm happy now, and all the women will say how happy I am." So she named him Asher.

English Revised Version
And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Leah said, "I've been blessed! Women will call me blessed." So she named him Asher [Blessing].

Good News Translation
and Leah said, "How happy I am! Now women will call me happy"; so she named him Asher.

International Standard Version
She said, "How happy I am, because women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.

Majority Standard Bible
Leah said, ?How happy I am! For the women call me happy.? So she named him Asher.

NET Bible
Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.

New Heart English Bible
Leah said, "Happy am I, for the women will call me happy." So she named him Asher.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

World English Bible
Leah said, “Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.” She named him Asher.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Leah says, “Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me blessed”; and she calls his name Asher.

Young's Literal Translation
and Leah saith, 'Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy;' and she calleth his name Asher.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Leah will say, In my happiness, for the daughters will pronounce me happy; and she will call his name Asher.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Lia said: This is for my happiness: for women will call me blessed. Therefore she called him Aser.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Leah said, “This one is for my happiness. Indeed, women will call me blessed.” Because of this, she called him Asher.

New American Bible
and Leah said, “What good fortune, because women will call me fortunate!” So she named him Asher.

New Revised Standard Version
And Leah said, “Happy am I! For the women will call me happy”; so she named him Asher.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Leah said, The girls will sing my praise, so she called his name Asher.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Leah said, “The daughters are singing my praise to me”, and she called his name Ashir.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Leah said: 'Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.' And she called his name Asher.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will pronounce me blessed; and she called his name, Aser.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Gad and Asher
12When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son, 13Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher. 14Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”…

Cross References
Genesis 49:13
Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

Deuteronomy 33:18
Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.

Isaiah 65:18-19
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight. / I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.

Luke 1:48
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.

Ruth 4:14
Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.

Proverbs 31:28
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

Psalm 127:3-5
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. / Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. / Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

Psalm 128:1-4
A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! / For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours. / Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table. ...

Isaiah 54:1
“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.

1 Samuel 2:1
At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

1 Samuel 2:21
So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

Job 29:11
For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

Jeremiah 31:7
For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’

Matthew 5:3-12
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. / Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ...

Luke 6:20-23
Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. / Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. / Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

A.

Proverbs 31:28
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Song of Solomon 6:9
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

Luke 1:48
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

and she.

Genesis 35:26
And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

Genesis 46:17
And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

Genesis 49:20
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

Asher.

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Genesis 30
1. Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.
5. Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali.
9. Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher.
14. Reuben finds mandrakes,
15. with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel.
17. Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.
22. Rachel bears Joseph.
25. Jacob desires to depart.
27. Laban detains him on a new agreement.
37. Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich.














Then Leah said
This phrase introduces Leah's response to the birth of her son. Leah, the first wife of Jacob, often felt overshadowed by her sister Rachel. Her words here reflect a moment of personal triumph and joy. In the Hebrew context, the act of naming a child was significant, often reflecting the circumstances of the birth or the mother's feelings. Leah's declaration is a testament to her emotional state and her desire for recognition and happiness.

How happy I am!
The Hebrew word for "happy" here is "אשרי" (ashri), which conveys a sense of blessedness and joy. Leah's exclamation is not just about personal happiness but also about a deeper sense of fulfillment and divine favor. In the patriarchal society of ancient Israel, bearing children, especially sons, was a source of honor and status for women. Leah's happiness is tied to her role as a mother and her contribution to Jacob's lineage.

For the women will call me happy
Leah anticipates that her peers will recognize her blessed state. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the opinions of other women in the community were significant. Leah's statement reflects her hope for social validation and acceptance. The communal aspect of her happiness underscores the importance of societal relationships and the shared joy in God's blessings.

So she named him Asher
The name "Asher" (אָשֵׁר) is derived from the Hebrew root "אשר" (ashar), meaning "to be happy" or "to be blessed." Naming her son Asher is Leah's way of memorializing her joy and the divine favor she feels. In the broader biblical narrative, Asher becomes one of the twelve tribes of Israel, symbolizing prosperity and happiness. Leah's choice of name reflects her faith in God's continued blessings and the hope that her son's life will be marked by the happiness she feels at his birth.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Leah
לֵאָ֔ה (lê·’āh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3812: Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob

said,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“How happy I am,
בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י (bə·’ā·šə·rî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 837: Happiness

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the women
בָּנ֑וֹת (bā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

will call me happy.”
אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי (’iš·šə·rū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's 833: To be straight, to go forward, be honest, proper

So she named
וַתִּקְרָ֥א (wat·tiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

him
שְׁמ֖וֹ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

Asher.
אָשֵֽׁר׃ (’ā·šêr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 836: Asher -- 'happy one', a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, also perhaps a city in Palestine


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