KJV King James Version
And Leah said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 30:20
And Leah said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
WEB World English Bible
Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons.” She named him Zebulun.
ASV American Standard Version
And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Leah saith, ‘God hath endowed me—a good dowry; this time doth my husband dwell with me, for I have borne to him six sons;’ and she calleth his name Zebulun;
Surrounding context — Genesis 30
17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
20 And Leah said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלֵאָ֗הH3812 · le.ahLeahזְבָדַ֨נִיH2064 · za.vadto endowאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀H430 · e.lo.himGodאֹתִי֮H853 · et[Obj.]זֵ֣בֶדH2065 · ze.veddowryטוֹב֒H2896 · tovpleasantהַפַּ֙עַם֙H6471 · pa.ambeatיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיH2082 · za.valto honourאִישִׁ֔יH376 · ishmanכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיָלַ֥דְתִּיH3205 · ya.ladto begetל֖וֹH9033 · ohimשִׁשָּׁ֣הH8337 · sheshsixבָנִ֑יםH1121 · benson: childוַתִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁמ֖וֹH8034 · shemnameזְבֻלֽוּן׃H2074 · ze.vu.lunZebulun
Cross-references
Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:Genesis 49:13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he [shall be] for an haven of ships; and his border [shall be] unto Zidon.Matthew 4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:Judges 5:14Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.Judges 4:10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.Psalm 68:27There [is] little Benjamin [with] their ruler, the princes of Judah [and] their council, the princes of Zebulun, [and] the princes of Naphtali.Genesis 46:14And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.Genesis 30:15And she said unto her, [Is it] a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.Genesis 29:34And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
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