30:4 So Rachel 1 gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with 2 her.
30:9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave 3 her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
Jacob had twelve sons:
35:25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
35:26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher.
These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
1 tn Heb “and she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “went in to.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse.
3 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.”
4 tn Heb “and Reuben went and lay with.” The expression “lay with” is a euphemism for having sexual intercourse.