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Genesis 30:4

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30:4 So Rachel 1  gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with 2  her.

Genesis 30:9

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30:9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave 3  her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

Genesis 35:22

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35:22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with 4  Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

Genesis 35:25-26

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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.

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[30:4]  1 tn Heb “and she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:4]  2 tn Heb “went in to.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse.

[30:9]  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.”

[35:22]  4 tn Heb “and Reuben went and lay with.” The expression “lay with” is a euphemism for having sexual intercourse.



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