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Genesis 30:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 30:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Then Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in [a]God’s stead, which hath withholden from thee the fruit of the womb?
3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my [b]knees, and [c]I shall have children also by her.
4 Then she gave him Bilhah her maid to wife, and Jacob went in to her.
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- Genesis 30:2 It is only God that maketh barren and fruitful, and therefore I am not in fault.
- Genesis 30:3 I will receive her children on my lap, as though they were mine own.
- Genesis 30:3 Hebrew, I shall be built.
Genesis 30:2-4
New International Version
Genesis 30:2-4
New International Version
2 Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,(A) who has kept you from having children?”(B)
3 Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(C) my servant.(D) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(E)
4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.(F) Jacob slept with her,(G)
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