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Genesis 30:10

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 30:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Zilpah Leah`s handmaid bare Jacob a son.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Zilpah Leah`s handmaid bare Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And Bilhah Rachel`s handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
8And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
9When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
10And Zilpah Leah`s handmaid bare Jacob a son.
11And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.
12And Zilpah Leah`s handmaid bare Jacob a second son.
13And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Zilpah, Leah’s maid, bore Jacob a son.] For it seems he consented to take her to wife at the motion of Leah, as he had took Bilhah at the instance of Rachel; and having gratified the one, he could not well deny the other; and went in to her, and she conceived, though neither of these things are mentioned, but are all necessarily supposed.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“30:10-13 Gad was the name of a god of fortune. Asher was the name of a god of luck. These names reflect Leah’s pagan background, but there is no indication that she believed in these gods.”
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