4and she giveth to him Bilhah her maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in unto her;


In Context

1 And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none — I die.'

2 And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, 'Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'

3 And 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;'

4 and she giveth to him Bilhah her maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in unto her;

5 and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,

6 and Rachel saith, 'God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.

Genesis 30:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

30:4So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife. Jacob slept with her,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

30:4And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

30:4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:4She gave him Bilhah her handmaid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:4And she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

30:4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:4And she gave him Bilhah, her handmaid, for a wife: and Jacob went in to her.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in to her.