Genesis 30:5

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“and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.”

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BSBPD

“and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 30:5 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 30:29Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.
  2. Genesis 35:22While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
  3. Numbers 1:5These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
  4. Numbers 1:38From the sons of Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:1These were the sons of Israel:
  6. Matthew 1:2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

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