“When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.”
King James Version (KJV)
30:9 Rachel had done that absurd and preposterous thing of putting her maid into her husband's bed, and now Leah (because she missed one year in bearing children) doth the same, to be even with her. See the power of rivalship, and admire the wisdom of the divine appointment, which joins together one man and one woman only. Two sons Zilpah bare to Jacob, whom Leah looked upon herself as intitled to, in token of which she called one Gad, promising herself a little troop of children. The other she called Asher, Happy, thinking herself happy in him, and promising herself that her neighbours would think so too.
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wife.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
- American Standard Version (1901)
When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.
- Basic English Bible
And when Leah saw that she had ceased to bear, she took Zilpah her maidservant and gave her to Jacob as wife.
- Darby Bible
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah, her maid, and gave her Jacob for a wife.
- Webster's Bible
When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
- World English Bible
And Leah seeth that she hath ceased from bearing, and she taketh Zilpah her maid-servant, and giveth her to Jacob for a wife;
- Youngs Literal Bible
When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible