Genesis 30:13 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Le'ah said, *Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.* She named him Asher. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Leah said, I am happy, for women will call me blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied); and she named him Asher [happy]. American Standard Version (1901) And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher. Common English Bible and Leah said, “I’m happy now because women call me happy.” So she named him Asher. Catholic Public Domain Version And Leah said, "This one is for my happiness. Indeed, women will call me blessed." Because of this, she called him Asher. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Lia said: This is for my happiness: for women will call me blessed. Therefore she called him Aser. |
The sons of Zilpah (Le'ah's handmaid): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Ya`akov, who were born to him in Paddan-Aram 1.
The sons of Asher: Yimna, Yishvah, Yishvi, Beri`ah, and Serach their sister. The sons of Beri`ah: Chever and Malki'el.
Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother's only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
for he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.