Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. New 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. English Standard Version When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Berean Standard Bible When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. King James Bible When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. New King James Version When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as wife. New American Standard Bible When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. NASB 1995 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. NASB 1977 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Legacy Standard Bible Then Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, so she took her servant-woman Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Amplified Bible When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing [children], she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as a [secondary] wife. Christian Standard Bible When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. American Standard Version When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife. Contemporary English Version When Leah realized she could not have any more children, she let Jacob marry her servant Zilpah, English Revised Version When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as his wife. Good News Translation When Leah realized that she had stopped having children, she gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob as his wife. International Standard Version When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing children, she took her woman servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Majority Standard Bible When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. NET Bible When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. New Heart English Bible When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah, her servant, and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Webster's Bible Translation When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah, her maid, and gave her Jacob for a wife. World English Bible When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her servant, and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Leah sees that she has ceased from bearing, and she takes Zilpah her maidservant, and gives her to Jacob for a wife; Young's Literal Translation And Leah seeth that she hath ceased from bearing, and she taketh Zilpah her maid-servant, and giveth her to Jacob for a wife; Smith's Literal Translation And Leah will see that she stood from bringing forth, and she will take Zilpah her maid and will give her to Jacob for a wife. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLia, perceiving that she had left off bearing, gave Zelpha her handmaid to her husband. Catholic Public Domain Version Leah, perceiving that she had desisted from child-bearing, delivered Zilpah, her handmaid, to her husband. New American Bible When Leah saw that she had ceased to bear children, she took her maidservant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as wife. New Revised Standard Version When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her maid Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to wife. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Leah saw that she ceased from child bearing and she brought Zelpha her Handmaid and she gave her as a wife to Yaquuv. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Lea saw that she ceased from bearing, and she took Zelpha her maid, and gave her to Jacob for a wife; and he went in to her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gad and Asher9When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. 10And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.… Cross References Genesis 16:1-4 Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. / So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. / So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. ... Genesis 29:31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. Genesis 35:22-26 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons: / The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. / The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. ... Genesis 49:13 Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon. Genesis 21:10-13 and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!” / Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael. / But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned. ... Genesis 25:1-6 Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah, / and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. / Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites. ... Genesis 16:15 And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. Genesis 21:1-3 Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. / And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him. Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.” Genesis 29:24 And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant. Genesis 29:29 Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant. Exodus 1:7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them. 1 Samuel 1:2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 1 Samuel 1:20 So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.” 1 Chronicles 7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah. Treasury of Scripture When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. A. Genesis 30:17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. Genesis 29:35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. gave her. Genesis 30:4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. Genesis 16:3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. Jump to Previous Bearing Ceased Children Clear Finished Handmaid Jacob Leah Maid Maidservant Maid-Servant Stopped Time Wife ZilpahJump to Next Bearing Ceased Children Clear Finished Handmaid Jacob Leah Maid Maidservant Maid-Servant Stopped Time Wife ZilpahGenesis 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. When Leah saw The phrase "When Leah saw" indicates a moment of realization and decision. Leah, the first wife of Jacob, is portrayed as observant and aware of her circumstances. In the Hebrew context, the verb "saw" (רָאָה, ra'ah) often implies not just physical sight but also understanding or perceiving a situation. Leah's perception of her situation reflects her ongoing struggle for love and acceptance in her marriage, highlighting the emotional and relational dynamics within the family. that she had stopped having children she gave her maid Zilpah to Jacob as a wife Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Leahלֵאָ֔ה (lê·’āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3812: Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob saw וַתֵּ֣רֶא (wat·tê·re) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7200: To see that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction she had stopped עָמְדָ֖ה (‘ā·mə·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations having children, מִלֶּ֑דֶת (mil·le·ḏeṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage she gave וַתִּתֵּ֥ן (wat·tit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set her servant שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ (šip̄·ḥā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant Zilpah זִלְפָּ֣ה (zil·pāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2153: Zilpah -- one of Jacob's wives to Jacob לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc as a wife. לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female Links Genesis 30:9 NIVGenesis 30:9 NLT Genesis 30:9 ESV Genesis 30:9 NASB Genesis 30:9 KJV Genesis 30:9 BibleApps.com Genesis 30:9 Biblia Paralela Genesis 30:9 Chinese Bible Genesis 30:9 French Bible Genesis 30:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 30:9 When Leah saw that she had finished (Gen. 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