Genesis 30:3
Genesis 30:3-5 The Message (MSG)
Rachel said, “Here’s my maid Bilhah. Sleep with her. Let her substitute for me so I can have a child through her and build a family.” So she gave him her maid Bilhah for a wife and Jacob slept with her. Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:3 King James Version (KJV)
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
Genesis 30:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
She said, “Here is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may bear on my knees, that through her I too may have children.”
Genesis 30:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Then Rachel said, “Here is my slave girl Bilhah. Have sexual relations with her so she can give birth to a child for me. Then I can have my own family through her.”
Genesis 30:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.
Genesis 30:3 New International Version (NIV)
Then she said, “Here is Bilhah, my servant. Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”
Genesis 30:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
So she said, “Here is my maid Bilhah; go in to her, and she will bear a child on my knees, that I also may have children by her.”
Genesis 30:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
She said, “Here, take my maid Bilhah and go in to her; and [when the baby comes] she shall deliver it [while sitting] on my knees, so that by her I may also have children [to count as my own].”
Genesis 30:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then Rachel told him, “Take my maid, Bilhah, and sleep with her. She will bear children for me, and through her I can have a family, too.”