Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Genesis 30:3

NETBible	She replied, “Here is my servant Bilhah! Have sexual relations with¹ her so that she can bear² children³ for me⁴ and I can have a family through her.”⁵
NIV © biblegateway Gen 30:3	Then she said, "Here is Bilhah, my maidservant. Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and that through her I too can build a family."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 30:3	She said, "Here is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may bear on my knees, that through her I too may have children."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 30:3	Then Rachel told him, "Sleep with my servant, Bilhah, and she will bear children for me."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 30:3	Rachel said, "Here's my maid Bilhah. Sleep with her. Let her substitute for me so I can have a child through her and build a family."
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 30:3	Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 30:3	Then she said, "Here is my maid Bilhah; go in to her, that she may bear upon my knees and that I too may have children through her."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 30:3	So she said, "Here is my maid Bilhah; go in to her, and she will bear a child on my knees, that I also may have children by her."
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KJV	And she said <0559> (8799)_, Behold my maid <0519> Bilhah <01090>_, go in <0935> (8798) unto her; and she shall bear <03205> (8799) upon my knees <01290>_, that I may also have children <01129> (8735) by her. {have...: Heb. be built by her}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 30:3	She said <0559> , "Here <02009> is my maid <0519> Bilhah <01090> , go <0935> in to her that she may bear <03205> on my knees <01290> , that through <04480> her I too <01571> may have <01129> children <01129> ."
LXXM	eipen {V-AAI-3S} de <1161> PRT rachl {N-PRI} tw <3588> T-DSM iakwb <2384> N-PRI idou <2400> INJ h <3588> T-NSF paidiskh <3814> N-NSF mou <1473> P-GS balla {N-PRI} eiselye <1525> V-AAD-2S prov <4314> PREP authn <846> D-ASF kai <2532> CONJ texetai <5088> V-FMI-3S epi <1909> PREP twn <3588> T-GPN gonatwn <1119> N-GPN mou <1473> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ teknopoihsomai {V-FMI-1S} kagw {CONJ} ex <1537> PREP authv <846> D-GSF
NET [draft] ITL	She replied <0559> , “Here <02009> is my servant <0519> Bilhah <01090> ! Have sexual relations <0935> with <0413> her so that she can bear children <03205> for me <01290> <05921> and I <0595> can have a family <01129> through her.”
HEBREW	hnmm <04480> ykna <0595> Mg <01571> hnbaw <01129> ykrb <01290> le <05921> dltw <03205> hyla <0413> ab <0935> hhlb <01090> ytma <0519> hnh <02009> rmatw (30:3) <0559>

NETBible

She replied, “Here is my servant Bilhah! Have sexual relations with¹ her so that she can bear² children³ for me⁴ and I can have a family through her.”⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “go in to.” The expression “go in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse.

²tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with the conjunction indicates the immediate purpose of the proposed activity.

³tn The word “children” is not in the Hebrew text but has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴tn Heb “upon my knees.” This is an idiomatic way of saying that Bilhah will be simply a surrogate mother. Rachel will adopt the child as her own.

⁵tn Heb “and I will be built up, even I, from her.” The prefixed verbal form with the conjunction is subordinated to the preceding prefixed verbal form and gives the ultimate purpose for the proposed action. The idiom of “built up” here refers to having a family (see Gen 16:2, as well as Ruth 4:11 and BDB 125 s.v. בָנָה).