| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 30:3:1 ⧉וַתֹּ֕אמֶרvatomershe said Genesis 30:3:2 ⧉הִנֵּ֛הhinebehold Genesis 30:3:3 ⧉אֲמָתִ֥יamatimy maidservant Genesis 30:3:4 ⧉בִלְהָ֖הvilehaBilhah Genesis 30:3:5 ⧉בֹּ֣אbogo in Genesis 30:3:6 ⧉אֵלֶ֑יהָelehato her Genesis 30:3:7 ⧉וְתֵלֵד֙veteledshe will bear Genesis 30:3:8 ⧉עַל־בִּרְכַּ֔יalbirekaiupon my knees Genesis 30:3:9 ⧉וְאִבָּנֶ֥הveibbaneshall be built up Genesis 30:3:10 ⧉גַם־אָנֹכִ֖יgamanokhiI too Genesis 30:3:11 ⧉מִמֶּֽנָּה׃mimennathrough her |
| 3. Formal Translation She said, “Look, my servant Bilhah; go in to her, and she will bear upon my knees, so that I also may be built up through her.” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation She said, “Here is my servant Bilhah. Sleep with her so she can bear children for me, and through her I can build a family too.” |