Bereshis 30:9

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her shifchah, and gave her to Ya’akov as isha.

Bereshis 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.

Bereshis 30:9 In-Context

7 And Bilhah shifchat Rachel conceived again, and bore Ya’akov ben sheni.

8 And Rachel said, With naftulei Elohim niflalti (with wrestlings of G-d have I wrestled) with my achot, and I have prevailed: and she called shmo Naphtali.

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her shifchah, and gave her to Ya’akov as isha.

10 And Zilpah shifchat Leah bore Ya’akov ben.

11 And Leah said, BaGad (What Good Fortune!) And she called shmo Gad.