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Now when Rachel saw that ^(C1)she had not borne Jacob any children, ^(F1)she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, "^(C2)Give me children, or else I am going to die."

Then Jacob's anger burned against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has ^(C1)withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"

Then she said, "^(C1)Here is my female slave Bilhah: have relations with her that she may ^(C2)give birth ^(F1)on my knees, so that ^(F2)(C1)by her I too may obtain a child."

So ^(C1)she gave him her slave Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had relations with her.

Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

Then Rachel said, "God has ^(F1)(C1)vindicated me, and has indeed heard my voice and has given me a son." Therefore she named him ^(F2)Dan.

And Rachel's slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

So Rachel said, "With ^(F1)mighty wrestling I have ^(F2)wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed." And she named him Naphtali.

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

And Leah's slave Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

Then Leah said, "^(F1)How fortunate!" So she named him ^(F2)Gad.

And Leah's slave Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

Then Leah said, "^(F1)Happy am I! For women ^(C1)will call me happy." So she named him ^(F2)Asher.