Genesis 30:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So she gaveוַתִּתֶּן־
(vat·tit·ten-)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him her maidשִׁפְחָתָ֖הּ
(shif·cha·tah)
8198: maid, maidservantfrom an unused word
Bilhahבִּלְהָ֥ה
(bil·hah)
1090a: a concubine of Jacobof uncertain derivation
as a wife,לְאִשָּׁ֑ה
(le·'i·shah;)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
and Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃
(ya·'a·kov.)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
wentוַיָּבֹ֥א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in to her. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And she gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him Bilhah
Bilhah  (bil-haw')
timid; Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine -- Bilhah.
her handmaid
shiphchah  (shif-khaw')
a female slave (as a member of the household) -- (bond-, hand-)maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
to wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
went in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So she gave him her maid Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

King James Bible
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Rachel gave her slave Bilhah to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her.

International Standard Version
So Rachel gave Jacob her woman servant Bilhah to be his wife, and Jacob had sex with her.

NET Bible
So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So she gave him her slave Bilhah as his wife, and Jacob slept with her.

King James 2000 Bible
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid as his wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
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