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# She said
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"Rachel said"
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# See
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"Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you." This adds emphasis to what Rachel says next.
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# there is my servant Bilhah ... I will have children by her
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At that time, this was an acceptable way for a barren woman to have children that would legally belong to her. The full meaning of this may be made explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Bilhah
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This is the name of Rachel's female servant. See how you translated this name in [Genesis 29:29 ](../29/28.md ).
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# on my knees
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This is a way of saying that the child that Bilhah gives birth to will belong to Rachel. AT: "for me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# I will have children by her
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"and in this way she will cause me to have children"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sex]]