Genesis 30:12-14
Common English Bible
12 Leah’s servant Zilpah gave birth to a second son for Jacob, 13 and Leah said, “I’m happy now because women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.[a]
14 During the wheat harvest, Reuben found some erotic herbs[b] in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Give me your son’s erotic herbs.”
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- Genesis 30:13 Or happy
- Genesis 30:14 Or mandrakes
Genesis 30:12-14
New International Version
12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(A) happy.”(B) So she named him Asher.[a](C)
14 During wheat harvest,(D) Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrake plants,(E) which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
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