Genesis 30:10

Plain English Version

Jacob slept with Zilpah, like a man sleeps with his wife, and she had a baby boy. He was another son for Jacob.

Cross References

Genesis 30:11

Then Leah said, “I’m really lucky.” And Leah named that baby Gad. That name means lucky.

Genesis 30:9

Leah wanted to have more kids, but no babies grew inside her. So she thought, “I will get Jacob to marry my working woman Zilpah, so that she will have babies. Zilpah belongs to me, so if she has babies, those babies will belong to me too. They will be just like my own kids.” So Leah gave Zilpah to Jacob, and she became Jacob’s wife.

Genesis 35:26

Leah’s working woman Zilpah, she had 2 sons, – Gad – Asher All those men were Jacob’s sons. Jacob’s sons were born at the time when Jacob lived in Paddan Aram country. Jacob’s other name was Israel.