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Rachelרָחֵלsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas vindicated me,דָּנַנִּיand he has alsoוְגַםheardשָׁמַעmy voiceבְּקֹלִיand givenוַיִּתֶּןmeלִיa son.”בֵּןThat is whyעַל כֵּןshe calledקָרְאָהhis nameשְׁמוֹDan.דָּן
Genesis 30:6
Study it in the app“Rachel said, “Elohim has vindicated me, and he has also heard my voice and given me a son.” That is why she called his name Dan.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 30:6, word by word
- Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- has vindicated meדָּנַdana
vindicate
To take up someone's cause, give them justice.
Where else “dana” appears- heardשָׁמַעshama
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shama” appears- my voiceקֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- and givenיִּתֶּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- a sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- she calledקָרְאָהkara
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “kara” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears
Translation note
“Dan” sounds like “he has vindicated me” (dananni).
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
5Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
6 · This verse (above)
7Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
To study Genesis 30 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jacob prosper with Laban’s flocks (vv. 37-43)?
2. What it means
What does the rivalry between Rachel and Leah over having children show (vv. 1, 14-15)?
3. How I live it
How can you rejoice in what others receive instead of comparing yourself with them?