Genesis 30:3-11 Modern English Version (MEV)

3. Then she said, “Here is my maid Bilhah. Have relations with her so that she may bear a child on my knees, so that I may also have children through her.”

4. So she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as a wife, and Jacob had relations with her.

5. Bilhah conceived and gave Jacob a son.

6. Rachel said, “God has vindicated me, and He has also heard my voice and has given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.

7. Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived again and gave Jacob a second son.

8. Then Rachel said, “With great wrestling have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali.

9. When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10. Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave Jacob a son.

11. Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she called his name Gad.

Genesis 30