Genesis 30:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 30:5

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.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 30:5

American Standard Version
And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

Amplified® Bible
And Bilhah became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.

Contemporary English Version
and they had a son.

Darby English Version
And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

Good News Bible
Bilhah became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.

King James Version
And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

New American Standard Bible
Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

New International Version
and she became pregnant and bore him a son.

New King James Version
And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

Revised Standard Version
And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

Young's Literal Translation
and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,

New English Translation
Bilhah became pregnant¹ and gave Jacob a son.²