Commentary on Genesis John Calvin
JOHN CALVIN
4. And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
4. Dedit ergo ei Bilhah ancillam suam in uxorem, et ingressus est ad eam Iahacob.
5. And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
5. Et concepit Bilhah, et peperit ipsi Iahacob filium.
6. And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
6. Et dixit Rachel, Iudicavit me Deus, et etiam audivit vocem meam, et dedit mihi filium. Idcirco vocavit nomen ejus Daniel
7. And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
7. Et concepit adhuc, et peperit Bilhah ancilla Rachel filium secundum ipsi Iahacob
8. And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
8. Tunc dixit Rachel, Luctationibus divinis luctata sum cum sorore mea, etiam praevalui. It vocavit nomen ejus Nephthali.
9. When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
9. Vidit autem Leah, quod cessasset parere, et accepit Zilpah ancillam suam, et dedit eam Iahacob in uxorem.
10. And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
10. Et peperit Zilpah ancilla Leah ipsi Iahacob filium.
11. And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
11. Et dixit Leah, Venit turba: et vocavit nomen ejus Gad.
12. And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
12. Et peperit Zilpah ancilla Leah filium secundum ipsi Iahacob.