Gen 30:3-8, 35:22, 46:25 | ESV | STEP | Then she said , Here is my servant Bilhah ; go in to her, so that she may give birth on my behalf , that even I may have children through her.

Genesis 30:3-8

3 Then she said, “Here is my servant ^aBilhah; go in to her, so that she may give birth ^bon my behalf, ^{▼▼Hebrew on my knees} that even I may have children ^{▼▼Hebrew be built up, which sounds like the Hebrew for children} through her.” 4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her. 5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. 6 Then Rachel said, “God has ^ejudged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan. ^{▼▼ Dan sounds like the Hebrew for judged} 7 Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Then Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings ^{▼▼Hebrew With wrestlings of God} I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she called his name ^hNaphtali. ^{▼▼ Naphtali sounds like the Hebrew for wrestling}

Genesis 35:22

22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and ^jlay with Bilhah his father’s concubine. And Israel heard of it.

Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Genesis 46:25

25 ^kThese are the sons of Bilhah, ^lwhom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all.