Genesis 30:13 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 30:13

Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

KJV

And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Verse 12 and 13.) And Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, gave birth to a second son for Jacob. And Leah said, 'I am blessed, for women will call me blessed.' And she called his name Asher, which means 'riches'. The riches are added with a play on words, that is, πλοῦτος. The etymology of the name Asher is explained by the authority of Scripture, which says, 'I am blessed, and women will call me blessed.' And because she is called blessed by people, she named her son blessed. Therefore, Asher is not called riches but blessed, only in this particular context.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And Leah said, Happy am I - באשרי beoshri, in my happiness, therefore she called his name אשר asher, that is, blessedness or happiness.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
לֵאָ֔ה	le.'Ah	Leah	H3812 →
בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י	be.'a.she.Ri	in happiness my	H837 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי	'i.she.Ru.ni	they will call happy me	H833 →
בָּנ֑וֹת	ba.Not	daughters	H1323 →
וַתִּקְרָ֥א	va.tik.Ra'	and she called	H7121 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שְׁמ֖וֹ	she.Mo	name his	H8034 →
אָשֵֽׁר׃	'a.Sher	Asher	H836 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Luke 1:48
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
leads to
- Psalms 138:6
  Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26–28
  Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
- Malachi 3:12
  “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Psalms 136:23
  He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
- 1 Samuel 1:11
  And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then…
Through
Proverbs 31:28
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:5
  I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
- 2 Timothy 3:15–17
  From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Through
Song of Solomon 6:9
but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
leads to
- Song of Solomon 2:14
  O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is…

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06About Genesis

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About Genesis