Genesis 30:7
New International Version
Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

New Living Translation
Then Bilhah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a second son.

English Standard Version
Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

Berean Standard Bible
And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

King James Bible
And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

New King James Version
And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

New American Standard Bible
And Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

NASB 1995
Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

NASB 1977
And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Rachel’s servant-woman Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

Amplified Bible
Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob.

Christian Standard Bible
Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

American Standard Version
And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

Contemporary English Version
When Bilhah and Jacob had a second son,

English Revised Version
And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Rachel's slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob.

Good News Translation
Bilhah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a second son.

International Standard Version
Rachel's servant conceived again and bore a second son for Jacob,

Majority Standard Bible
And Rachel?s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

NET Bible
Bilhah, Rachel's servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.

New Heart English Bible
Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

World English Bible
Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, conceives again, and bears a second son to Jacob,

Young's Literal Translation
And Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant, conceiveth again, and beareth a second son to Jacob,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Bilhah, Rachel's maid will yet again conceive and bare a second son to Jacob.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And again Bala conceived and bore another,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And conceiving again, Bilhah bore another,

New American Bible
Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah conceived again and bore a second son for Jacob,

New Revised Standard Version
Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Balha the Handmaid of Rakhyl became pregnant again and she bore another son to Yaquuv.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived yet again, and bore a second son to Jacob.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Dan and Naphtali
6Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan. 7And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.…

Cross References
Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 30:1-2
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. / Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”

Genesis 16:1-2
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.

Genesis 21:1-2
Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.

Genesis 25:21
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Genesis 49:25
by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

1 Samuel 1:19-20
The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. / So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

Psalm 127:3
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

Isaiah 54:1
“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.

Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

Luke 1:24-25
After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared, / “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”

Luke 1:36-37
Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. / For no word from God will ever fail.”

Romans 9:10-12
Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”

Galatians 4:22-23
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. / His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.

Hebrews 11:11
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.


Treasury of Scripture

And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

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Genesis 30:7
And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

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Genesis 30
1. Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.
5. Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali.
9. Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher.
14. Reuben finds mandrakes,
15. with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel.
17. Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.
22. Rachel bears Joseph.
25. Jacob desires to depart.
27. Laban detains him on a new agreement.
37. Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich.














And Rachel’s maid Bilhah
The mention of "Rachel’s maid Bilhah" highlights the cultural and historical practice of surrogacy in ancient times. In the Hebrew context, Bilhah is a servant given to Rachel by her father Laban. The use of a maidservant to bear children on behalf of a barren wife was a socially accepted practice, as seen earlier with Sarah and Hagar. This reflects the deep desire for progeny and the continuation of family lineage, which was of utmost importance in the patriarchal society of the time.

conceived again
The phrase "conceived again" indicates that this is not Bilhah's first child with Jacob, emphasizing the ongoing struggle and competition between Rachel and her sister Leah for Jacob's affection and the honor of bearing his children. The Hebrew root for "conceived" is "הרָה" (harah), which signifies the act of becoming pregnant. This repeated conception underscores God's sovereignty in opening and closing wombs, a recurring theme in the narratives of the matriarchs.

and bore Jacob
The act of bearing a child "to Jacob" signifies the continuation of the Abrahamic covenant through Jacob's lineage. Each child born to Jacob is a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham to make his descendants as numerous as the stars. The historical context here is crucial, as the birth of each son contributes to the formation of the twelve tribes of Israel, which play a significant role in the unfolding of biblical history.

a second son
The "second son" born to Bilhah is significant in the narrative of Genesis, as it reflects the ongoing rivalry between Rachel and Leah. This son, named Naphtali, becomes one of the tribes of Israel. The number two in biblical numerology often symbolizes witness and support, suggesting that Naphtali's birth further solidifies Rachel's position in the family dynamics. The historical and scriptural context of the twelve tribes is foundational to understanding the later development of the nation of Israel.

Verses 7, 8. - And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, literally, wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, meaning, by "wrestlings of Elohim;" not great wrestlings in rivalry, with Leah (A.V. Vatablus, Ainsworth, Rosenmüller, Calvin), nor wrestlings in the cause of God, as being unwilling to leave the founding of the nation to her sister alone (Knobel), but wrestlings with God in prayer (Delitzsch, Lange, Murphy, Kalisch), wrestlings regarding Elohim and his grace (Hengstenberg, Keil), in which she at the same time contended with her sister, to whom apparently that grace had been hitherto restricted - and I have prevailed (scarcely in the sense of achieving a victory over Leah, who had already borne four sons, but in the sense of drawing the Divine favor, though only indirectly, towards herself): and she called his name Naphtali - i.e. "My Wrestling."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And Rachel’s
רָחֵ֑ל (rā·ḥêl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob

servant
שִׁפְחַ֣ת (šip̄·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant

Bilhah
בִּלְהָ֖ה (bil·hāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1090: Bilhah -- a concubine of Jacob

conceived
וַתַּ֣הַר (wat·ta·har)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnant

again
ע֔וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

and bore
וַתֵּ֕לֶד (wat·tê·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Jacob
לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

a second
שֵׁנִ֖י (šê·nî)
Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number)

son.
בֵּ֥ן (bên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son


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