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Genesis 30:13
New English Translation
Genesis 30:13
New English Translation
13 Leah said, “How happy I am,[a] for women[b] will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.[c]
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- Genesis 30:13 tn The Hebrew statement apparently means “with my happiness.”
- Genesis 30:13 tn Heb “daughters.”
- Genesis 30:13 sn The name Asher (אָשֶׁר, ʾasher) apparently means “happy one.” The name plays on the words used in the statement which appears earlier in the verse. Both the Hebrew noun and verb translated “happy” and “call me happy,” respectively, are derived from the same root as the name Asher.
Genesis 30:13
New International Version
Genesis 30:13
New International Version
13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(A) happy.”(B) So she named him Asher.[a](C)
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- Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
Genesis 30:13
King James Version
Genesis 30:13
King James Version
13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
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