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Genesis 30:19

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 30:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.
Genesis 30:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son`s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
17And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.
18And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
19And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.
20And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
21And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
22And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
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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 Leah conceived again, etc.] For bearing children Jacob took more to her, and more frequently attended her apartment and bed: and bare Jacob a sixth son; the sixth by her, but the tenth by her and his two maids.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“30:19-20 Zebulun means “honor” or “gift,” as in a dowry or tribute. Leah thought that God gave her Zebulun so that her husband would honor her. This hope never fully left her.”
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