Genesis 30:9

9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob for 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 maid, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

8 And Rachel said, "With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed." And she called his name Naphtali [that is, My wrestling].

9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob for a wife;

10 and Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, "A troop cometh." And she called his name Gad [that is, A troop or company].