Génesis 30:1-9

1 Cuando Raquel vio que no podía darle hijos a Jacob, tuvo celos de su hermana. Le rogaba a Jacob:
—¡Dame hijos o moriré!

2 Entonces Jacob se puso furioso con Raquel.
—¿Acaso yo soy Dios? —le dijo—. ¡Él es el que no te ha permitido tener hijos!

3 Entonces Raquel le dijo:
—Toma a mi sierva, Bilha, y duerme con ella. Ella dará a luz hijos por mí,
y a través de ella yo también podré tener una familia.

4 Entonces Raquel entregó a su sierva Bilha como esposa para Jacob, y él durmió con ella.

5 Bilha quedó embarazada y le dio a Jacob un hijo.

6 Raquel le puso por nombre Dan,
porque dijo: «¡Dios me ha hecho justicia! Oyó mi petición y me dio un hijo».

7 Luego Bilha volvió a embarazarse y dio a Jacob un segundo hijo.

8 Raquel le puso por nombre Neftalí,
porque dijo: «He luchado mucho con mi hermana, ¡y estoy ganando!».

9 Mientras tanto, Lea se dio cuenta de que ya no quedaba embarazada, entonces tomó a su sierva, Zilpa, y la entregó a Jacob como esposa.

Génesis 30:1-9 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.