Genesis 30:10 KJV

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

Matthew Henry

  • A further account of Jacob's familyRachel envied her sister: envy is grieving at the good of another, than which no sin is more hateful to God, or more hurtful to our neighbours and ourselves....

Topics

  • Emulation In Jacob’s household
  • Family Of Jacob, the bigamic jealousy between Leah and Rachel
  • Jacob Descendants of Jacob
  • Leah Children of Leah
  • Polygamy In Jacob’s family

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • ZilpahDrooping, Leah’s handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher (Gen 30:9–13).
  • LeahWeary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel (Gen 29:16). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father (Gen 29:23)....
  • JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Zilpah זִלְפָּה zilpâ זִלְפָּה Proper name
  • Leah's לֵאָה lēʾâ לֵאָה Proper name
  • maid שִׁפְחַת šipḥat שִׁפְחָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • bare וַתֵּלֶד wattēled יָלַד Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
  • Jacob לְיַעֲקֹב lĕyaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name · with preposition
  • a son בֵּן bēn בֵּן Noun · masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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