Genesis 30:1-13 ▼

1 Rachel saw that she could not have children for Jacob, and she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, |Give me children, or I'll die!|

2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and asked, |Can I take the place of God, who has kept you from having children?|

3 She said, |Here's my servant Bilhah. Sleep with her. She can have children for me, and I can build a family for myself through her.|

4 So she gave him her slave Bilhah as his wife, and Jacob slept with her.

5 Bilhah became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Jacob.

6 Rachel said, |Now God has judged in my favor. He has heard my prayer and has given me a son.| So she named him Dan [He Judges].

7 Rachel's slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob.

8 Rachel said, |I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won!| So she named him Naphtali [My Struggle].

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as his wife.

10 Leah's slave Zilpah gave birth to a son for Jacob.

11 Leah said, |I've been lucky!| So she called him Gad [Luck].

12 Leah's slave Zilpah gave birth to her second son for Jacob.

13 Leah said, |I've been blessed! Women will call me blessed.| So she named him Asher [Blessing].