Genesis 30:13

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 30:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.
Genesis 30:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

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 Leah said, etc.] Upon the birth of the second son by her maid: happy am I; or, “in my happiness”; or, “for my happiness” f1490; that is, this child is an addition to my happiness, and will serve to increase it: for the daughters will call me blessed; the women of the place where she lived would speak of her as a happy person, that had so many children of her own, and others by her maid; (see <19C705>Psalm 127:5): and she called his name Asher, which signifies “happy” or “blessed”. These two sons of Zilpah, according to the Jewish writers f1491, were born, Gad on the tenth day of Marchesvan or October, and lived one hundred and twenty five years; and Asher on the twenty second day of…”
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