Genesis 30:7

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Bilhah Rachel’s handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

Bible in Basic English

And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And again Bala conceived and bore another,

Free Bible Version

Rachel's personal maid Bilhah became pregnant again and had second son for Jacob.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Bilhah Rahels maide coceiued againe, and bare Iaakob the second sonne.

King James (Authorized) Version

And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

One Unity Resource Bible

Bilhah [Bashful], Rachel [Ewe sheep]’s servant, conceived again, and bore Jacob [Supplanter] a second son.

Translation for Translators

Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Bilhah, Rachel's servant, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

Noah Webster Bible

And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

World English Bible

Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

Young's Literal Translation

And Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant, conceiveth again, and beareth a second son to Jacob,

Context

Dan and Naphtali

⁶Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.⁷And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. ⁸Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.

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Summary

In this verse, Rachel expresses her deep desire for children by pleading with Jacob to give her sons. Her frustration and desperation are evident as she envies her sister Leah's ability to bear children. Rachel's emotional plea reflects the cultural significance of bearing children in that time period, highlighting the intense pressure and competition between wives to provide offspring for their husband. This verse sets the stage for the complex family dynamics and relationships that unfold in the narrative of Jacob's household.

Commentary

John Gill
Tyndale

John Gill Bible Commentary

And Rachel said, with great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister,.... Or, "with the wrestlings of God" (a), wrestling and striving in prayer with God; being vehement and importunate in her petitions to him, that she might have children as well as her sister: some render it, "I used the craftinesses of God", or "great craftiness with my sisters" (b); by giving her maid Bilhah to her husband, and having children by her: and I have prevailed; as she strove in her desires and prayers to have another child before her sister had; in that she prevailed, or she was succeeded in her desires, she had children as she wished to have: and she called his name Naphtali; which signifies "my wrestling", being a child she had been striving and wrestling for: these two sons of Bilhah were born, as say the Jews, Dan on the twenty ninth day of Elul or August, and lived one hundred and twenty seven years; Naphtali on the fifth of Tisri or September, and lived one hundred and thirty three years. (a) "luctationibus Dei", Montanus, Vatablus, Drusius, Cartwright. (b) "Calliditatibus Dei, Oleaster, astutiis Dei", Schmidt.