Genesis 30:3
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But she said: I have here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her.

Behold.

Genesis 30:9 Lia perceiving that she had left of bearing, gave Zelpha, her handmaid, to her husband.

Genesis 16:2,3 She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request, . . .

she shall.

Genesis 50:23 And he saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the sons of Manasses, were born on Joseph's knees.

Job 3:12 Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts?

have children by her.

Genesis 16:2 She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request,

*marg:

Ruth 4:11 Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients, answered: We are witnesses: The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem:

Context
Dan and Naphtali
2And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy womb? 3But she said: I have here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her.4And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,…
Cross References
Genesis 16:2
She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request,

Genesis 50:23
And he saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the sons of Manasses, were born on Joseph's knees.

Job 3:12
Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts?

Lexicon
Then she said,
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Here
הִנֵּ֛ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

is my maidservant
אֲמָתִ֥י (’ă·mā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 519: A maidservant, female slave

Bilhah.
בִלְהָ֖ה (ḇil·hāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1090: Bilhah -- a concubine of Jacob

Sleep with
בֹּ֣א (bō)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

her,
אֵלֶ֑יהָ (’ê·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

and she will bear children
וְתֵלֵד֙ (wə·ṯê·lêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

[for me],
בִּרְכַּ֔י (bir·kay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1290: The knee

so that through her
מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ (mim·men·nāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

I
אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

too
גַם־ (ḡam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

can build a family.”
וְאִבָּנֶ֥ה (wə·’ib·bā·neh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build


Additional Translations
Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, and she will bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear on my knees, that I may also have children by her.

And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.

And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Balla, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children by her.

And she said, Behold, there is my maid, Bilhah: go in to her, in order that she may bear on my knees, and I may also be built up by her.

And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.

And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

She said, "Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her."

And she saith, 'Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;'
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