Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant. New Living Translation (Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.) English Standard Version (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) Berean Standard Bible Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant. King James Bible And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. New King James Version And Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid. New American Standard Bible Laban also gave his female slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave. NASB 1995 Laban also gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid. NASB 1977 Laban also gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid. Legacy Standard Bible Laban also gave his servant-woman Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her servant-woman. Amplified Bible Laban also gave Bilhah his maid to his daughter Rachel as a maid. Christian Standard Bible And Laban gave his slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave. Holman Christian Standard Bible And Laban gave his slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave. American Standard Version And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid. English Revised Version And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid. GOD'S WORD® Translation (Laban had given his slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.) Good News Translation Laban gave his slave woman Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.) International Standard Version Laban also gave his woman servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maidservant. Majority Standard Bible Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant. NET Bible (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) New Heart English Bible Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his female servant, to be her servant. Webster's Bible Translation And Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her maid. World English Bible Laban gave Bilhah, his servant, to his daughter Rachel to be her servant. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her. Young's Literal Translation and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her. Smith's Literal Translation And Laban will give to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his maid to her for a maid. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTo whom her father gave Bala for her servant. Catholic Public Domain Version To her, the father had given Bilhah as her servant. New American Bible Laban assigned his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant. New Revised Standard Version (Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maid.) Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Laban gave Bilhah his maid to Rachel his daughter to be her maid. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Laban gave to his daughter Rakhyl, Balha, his Handmaid, for a Maidservant. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel…28And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. 29Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant. 30Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.… Cross References Genesis 30:9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Genesis 16:1-3 Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. / So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. / So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. Genesis 24:59-61 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men. / And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.” / Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left. Genesis 30:3-4 Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.” / So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her, Genesis 35:22-26 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons: / The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. / The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. ... Genesis 46:18 These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all. Genesis 21:10-12 and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!” / Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael. / But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned. Genesis 25:6 But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east. Exodus 21:7-11 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. / If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her. / And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter. ... Ruth 4:11 “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem. 1 Samuel 1:2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 1 Chronicles 2:46-48 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. / The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. / Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. 1 Chronicles 7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah. Matthew 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Luke 3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, Treasury of Scripture And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. Bilhah. Genesis 29:24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. Genesis 30:3-8 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her… Genesis 35:22,25 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: … Jump to Previous Bilhah Daughter Girl Handmaid Laban Maid Maidservant Maid-Servant Rachel Servant Servant-Girl Waiting-WomanJump to Next Bilhah Daughter Girl Handmaid Laban Maid Maidservant Maid-Servant Rachel Servant Servant-Girl Waiting-WomanGenesis 29 1. Jacob comes to the well of Haran.9. He becomes acquainted with Rachel. 13. Laban entertains him. 18. Jacob covenants for Rachel. 23. He is deceived by Laban with Leah. 28. He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more. 32. Leah bears Reuben; 33. Simeon; 34. Levi; 35. and Judah. Laban also gave The name "Laban" means "white" or "shining" in Hebrew, and he is a significant figure in the patriarchal narratives of Genesis. Laban's actions here reflect the customs of the time, where a father would provide a dowry or gifts to his daughter upon her marriage. This act of giving Bilhah to Rachel is consistent with the cultural practices of the ancient Near East, where servants were often part of a bride's dowry, enhancing her status and household. his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Laban alsoלָבָן֙ (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob gave וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set his servant girl שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ (šip̄·ḥā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant Bilhah בִּלְהָ֖ה (bil·hāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1090: Bilhah -- a concubine of Jacob to his daughter בִּתּ֔וֹ (bit·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter Rachel לְרָחֵ֣ל (lə·rā·ḥêl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob as her לָ֖הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew maidservant. לְשִׁפְחָֽה׃ (lə·šip̄·ḥāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant Links Genesis 29:29 NIVGenesis 29:29 NLT Genesis 29:29 ESV Genesis 29:29 NASB Genesis 29:29 KJV Genesis 29:29 BibleApps.com Genesis 29:29 Biblia Paralela Genesis 29:29 Chinese Bible Genesis 29:29 French Bible Genesis 29:29 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 29:29 Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah (Gen. 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