Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.” So she named him Naphtali. New Living Translation Rachel named him Naphtali, for she said, “I have struggled hard with my sister, and I’m winning!” English Standard Version Then Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali. Berean Standard Bible Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali. King James Bible And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. New King James Version Then Rachel said, “With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali. New American Standard Bible So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestling I have wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali. NASB 1995 So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali. NASB 1977 So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali. Legacy Standard Bible So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali. Amplified Bible So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings [in prayer to God] I have struggled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she named him Naphtali (my wrestlings). Christian Standard Bible Rachel said, “In my wrestlings with God, I have wrestled with my sister and won,” and she named him Naphtali. Holman Christian Standard Bible Rachel said, “In my wrestlings with God, I have wrestled with my sister and won,” and she named him Naphtali. American Standard Version And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. Contemporary English Version Rachel said, "I've struggled hard with my sister, and I've won!" So she named the boy Naphtali. English Revised Version And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. GOD'S WORD® Translation Rachel said, "I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won!" So she named him Naphtali [My Struggle]. Good News Translation Rachel said, "I have fought a hard fight with my sister, but I have won"; so she named him Naphtali. International Standard Version so Rachel said, "I've been through a mighty struggle with my sister and won." She named him Naphtali. Majority Standard Bible Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali. NET Bible Then Rachel said, "I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won." So she named him Naphtali. New Heart English Bible Rachel said, "I have wrestled mightily with my sister, and have prevailed." So she named him Naphtali. Webster's Bible Translation And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. World English Bible Rachel said, “I have wrestled with my sister with mighty wrestlings, and have prevailed.” She named him Naphtali. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Rachel says, “With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, indeed, I have prevailed”; and she calls his name Napthali. Young's Literal Translation and Rachel saith, 'With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, yea, I have prevailed;' and she calleth his name Napthali. Smith's Literal Translation And Rachel will say, The wrestlings of God I wrestled with my sister; also I was able. And she will call his name Naphtali. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor whom Rachel said: God hath compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called him Nephtali. Catholic Public Domain Version about whom Rachel said, “God has compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed.” And she called him Naphtali. New American Bible and Rachel said, “I have wrestled strenuously with my sister, and I have prevailed.” So she named him Naphtali. New Revised Standard Version Then Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed”; so she named him Naphtali. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Rachel said, I have besought the LORD, and pleaded with my sister, and I have attained my desire; and she called his name Naphtali. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Rakhyl said, “I begged of LORD JEHOVAH and I prayed with my sister and also I have found”, and she called his name Naphtali. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Rachel said: 'With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed.' And she called his name Naphtali. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Rachel said, God has helped me, and I contended with my sister and prevailed; and she called his name, Nephthalim. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Dan and Naphtali…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 29:30-31 Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years. / When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. Genesis 16:2 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 21:6-7 Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.” / She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” Genesis 25:21-22 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. / But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD, Genesis 49:22-26 Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall. / The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility. / Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, ... Exodus 1:12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. 1 Samuel 1:5-6 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb. / Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her. 1 Samuel 2:5 The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. Psalm 113:9 He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah! Psalm 127:3-5 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. / Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. / Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate. 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. 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.” Romans 9:7-9 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. / For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.” 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. Galatians 4:27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.” Treasury of Scripture And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. great wrestlings. Genesis 23:6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. Genesis 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. Exodus 9:28 Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. and she. Genesis 35:25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: Genesis 46:24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. Genesis 49:21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. Naphtali. Genesis 32:24,25 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day… Matthew 4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: Nephthalim. Jump to Previous Child Fight Great Indeed Mighty Naphtali Naph'tali Overcome Prevailed Rachel Sister Struggle Won WrestledJump to Next Child Fight Great Indeed Mighty Naphtali Naph'tali Overcome Prevailed Rachel Sister Struggle Won WrestledGenesis 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. Then Rachel said Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob, speaks here, revealing her deep emotional and spiritual struggle. Her words are a window into her heart, showing the intense rivalry and personal anguish she feels in her relationship with her sister Leah. In the Hebrew context, Rachel's statement is not just a personal reflection but a declaration of her faith and determination. Her voice is one of both desperation and hope, as she seeks to find her place and purpose in God's unfolding plan. With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed So she named him Naphtali Hebrew Then Rachelרָחֵ֗ל (rā·ḥêl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob said, וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “In my great struggles, נַפְתּוּלֵ֨י (nap̄·tū·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5319: Wrestled, a struggle I have wrestled נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי (nip̄·tal·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6617: To twine, to struggle, be, tortuous with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with my sister אֲחֹתִ֖י (’ă·ḥō·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister and גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and won.” יָכֹ֑לְתִּי (yā·ḵō·lə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3201: To be able, have power So she named וַתִּקְרָ֥א (wat·tiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read him שְׁמ֖וֹ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Naphtali. נַפְתָּלִֽי׃ (nap̄·tā·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5321: Naphtali -- a son of Jacob, also his descendants and the district settled by them Links Genesis 30:8 NIVGenesis 30:8 NLT Genesis 30:8 ESV Genesis 30:8 NASB Genesis 30:8 KJV Genesis 30:8 BibleApps.com Genesis 30:8 Biblia Paralela Genesis 30:8 Chinese Bible Genesis 30:8 French Bible Genesis 30:8 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 30:8 Rachel said With mighty wrestlings have (Gen. 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