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Genesis 30:6

Genesis 30:6
And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again,.... Soon after the birth of her first child:

and bare Jacob a second son; this was his sixth son, but the second by Bilhah.

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 30:1-43

- Jacob’s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān, Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y, Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād, Gad, “overcoming, victory.” בגד bāgād, “in victory or” =גד בא bā' gād, “victory…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Called she his name Dan - Because she found God had judged for her, and decided she should have a son by her handmaid; hence she called his name דן dan, judging.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 30:1-13

We have here the bad consequences of that strange marriage which Jacob made with the two sisters. Here is,

I. An unhappy disagreement between him and Rachel (Gen 30:1, Gen 30:2), occasioned, not so…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

judged Heb. dan, "he judged." When Rachel says "he has judged me," she means "God has decided in my favour." For this use of "judge" in the sense of "vindicate," cf. Psa 43:1, "Judge me, O God, and…