3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her.


In Context

1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

2 And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her.

4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

30:3Then 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."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

30:3But she said: I have here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

30:3And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:3And she said, Behold, there is my maid, Bilhah: go in to her, in order that she may bear on my knees, and I may also be built up by her.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

30:3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:3And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:3She said, |Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

30:3And she saith, 'Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear on my knees, that I may also have children by her.