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Genesis 30:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 30:7 say?

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

The verse

And Bilhah Rachel`s handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
Genesis 30:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
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.
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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 Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived again, etc.] Soon after the birth of her first child: and bare Jacob a second son; this was his sixth son, but the second by Bilhah.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“30:7-8 The name Naphtali is related to the clause I have struggled hard (Hebrew naptule ’elohim niptalti, “I have struggled the struggles of God”).”
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