Genesis 30:4

30:4 So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with her.

Genesis 30:9

30:9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.


tn Heb “and she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “went in to.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse.

tn Heb “she took her servant Zilpah and gave her.” The verbs “took” and “gave” are treated as a hendiadys in the translation: “she gave.”