Genesis 30:9

9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her female servant and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

Genesis 30:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 30:9

When Leah saw that she had left bearing
For a little while, for she afterwards bore again, and observing also what her sister had done; she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife:
in this she was less excusable than Rachel, since she had four children of her own, and therefore might have been content without desiring others by her maid; nor had she long left off bearing, and therefore had no reason to give up hope of having any more.

Genesis 30:9 In-Context

7 And Bilhah, Rachel's servant, conceived again and bore a second son to Jacob.
8 And Rachel said, "I have struggled a mighty struggle with my sister and have prevailed." And she called his name Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her female servant and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
10 And Zilpah, the female slave of Leah, bore a son to Jacob.
11 Then Leah said, "Good fortune!" And she called his name Gad.
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