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Then she said, “Here is my servant (A)Bilhah; go in to her, so that she may give birth (B)on my behalf,[a] that even I may have children[b] through her.”

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  1. Genesis 30:3 Hebrew on my knees
  2. Genesis 30:3 Hebrew be built up, which sounds like the Hebrew for children

Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(A) my servant.(B) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(C)

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23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children (A)of the third generation. The (B)children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were (C)counted as Joseph's own.[a]

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  1. Genesis 50:23 Hebrew were born on Joseph's knees

23 and saw the third generation(A) of Ephraim’s(B) children.(C) Also the children of Makir(D) son of Manasseh(E) were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.[a](F)

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  1. Genesis 50:23 That is, were counted as his

12 For thus says the Lord:
(A)“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
    and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and (B)you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
    and bounced upon her knees.

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12 For this is what the Lord says:

“I will extend peace(A) to her like a river,(B)
    and the wealth(C) of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried(D) on her arm
    and dandled on her knees.

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