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Genesis 30:4

Context

30:4 So Rachel 1  gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with 2  her.

Genesis 30:9

Context

30:9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave 3  her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

1 tn Heb “and she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “went in to.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse.

3 tn Heb “she took her servant Zilpah and gave her.” The verbs “took” and “gave” are treated as a hendiadys in the translation: “she gave.”



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