Kejadian 29:30

29:30 Jacob ¹  had marital relations ²  with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban ³  for seven more years. ⁴ 

Kejadian 30:1

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she ⁵  became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children ⁶  or I’ll die!”

Kejadian 35:22

35:22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with ⁷  Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

[29:30]  ¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:30]  ² tn Heb “went in also to Rachel.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse, i.e., the consummation of the marriage.

[29:30]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he loved also Rachel, more than Leah, and he served with him still seven other years.”

[30:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “Rachel.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[30:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “sons.”

[35:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Reuben went and lay with.” The expression “lay with” is a euphemism for having sexual intercourse.

[35:22]  sn Reuben’s act of having sexual relations with Bilhah probably had other purposes than merely satisfying his sexual desire. By having sex with Bilhah, Reuben (Leah’s oldest son) would have prevented Bilhah from succeeding Rachel as the favorite wife, and by sleeping with his father’s concubine he would also be attempting to take over leadership of the clan – something Absalom foolishly attempted later on in Israel’s history (2 Sam 16:21-22).