Génesis 30:3-13

3 Y ella dijo: He aquí mi sierva Bilha; entra a ella, y dará a luz sobre mis rodillas, y yo también tendré hijos de ella

4 Así le dio a Bilha su sierva por mujer; y Jacob entró a ella

5 Y concibió Bilha, y dio a luz un hijo a Jacob

6 Y dijo Raquel: Me juzgó Dios, y también oyó mi voz, y me dio un hijo. Por tanto llamó su nombre Dan

7 Y concibió otra vez Bilha, la sierva de Raquel, y dio a luz el hijo segundo a Jacob

8 Y dijo Raquel: Con luchas de Dios he luchado con mi hermana, y he vencido. Y llamó su nombre Neftalí

9 Y viendo Lea que había dejado de dar a luz, tomó a Zilpa su sierva, y la dio a Jacob por mujer

10 Y Zilpa, sierva de Lea, dio a luz un hijo a Jacob

11 Y dijo Lea: Vino la buena ventura. Y llamó su nombre Gad

12 Y Zilpa, la sierva de Lea, dio a luz otro hijo a Jacob

13 Y dijo Lea: Para hacerme bienaventurada; porque las mujeres me dirán bienaventurada; y llamó su nombre Aser

Génesis 30:3-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 30

This chapter gives an account of Rachel's envy of her sister for her fruitfulness, and of her earnest desire of having children, which she expressed to Jacob in an unbecoming manner, for which he reproved her, Ge 30:1,2, of her giving her maid Bilhah to Jacob, by whom he had two sons, Dan and Naphtali, Ge 30:3-8; and of Leah's giving her maid Zilpah to him, by whom he had two other sons, Gad and Asher, Ge 30:9-13; and of Reuben's mandrakes he found in the field, and the agreement made between Rachel and Leah about them, Ge 30:14-16; and of Leah's bearing Jacob two more sons and one daughter, Ge 30:17-21, and of Rachel's also bearing him a son, whose name was Joseph, Ge 30:22-24; upon which he desires leave of Laban to depart into his own country, his time of servitude being up, Ge 30:25,26; which brought on a new agreement between him and Laban, that for the future he should have all the speckled, spotted, and brown cattle for his service, Ge 30:27-36; and the chapter is concluded with an account of a cunning scheme of Jacob's to increase that sort of cattle, which succeeded, and by which he became rich, Ge 30:37-43.