Genesis 30:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 30:3

1 Now when Rachel saw that ^ashe bore Jacob no children, Rachel ^benvied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, ^cor else I die!”

2 And Jacob’s anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, ^a“Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

3 So she said, “Here is ^amy maid Bilhah; go in to her, ^band she will bear a child on my knees, ^cthat I also may have children by her.”

4 Then she gave him Bilhah her maid ^aas wife, and Jacob went in to her.

5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

6 Then Rachel said, “God has ^ajudged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name¹ Dan.

7 And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

8 Then Rachel said, “With¹ great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name² Naphtali.

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and ^agave her to Jacob as wife.

10 And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11 Then Leah said,¹ “A troop comes!” So she called his name² Gad.

Definitions of words in Genesis 30:3:

Also {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Band {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bear {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bear {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

By {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
By {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Go {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Here {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

So {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
So {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
So {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bilhah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bilhah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Child {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Genesis 30:3:

Barren {Easton's}
Hagar {I.S.B.E.}
Heir {I.S.B.E.}
Relationships, Family {I.S.B.E.}