Kejadian 30:10

30:10 Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. ¹ 

Kejadian 30:12

30:12 Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. ² 

Kejadian 32:24

32:24 So Jacob was left alone. Then a man ³  wrestled ⁴  with him until daybreak. ⁵ 

Kejadian 38:4

38:4 She became pregnant again and had another son, whom she named Onan.

[30:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore for Jacob a son.”

[30:12]  ² tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore a second son for Jacob.”

[32:24]  ³ sn Reflecting Jacob’s perspective at the beginning of the encounter, the narrator calls the opponent simply “a man.” Not until later in the struggle does Jacob realize his true identity.

[32:24]  ⁴ sn The verb translated “wrestled” (וַיֵּאָבֵק, vayye’aveq) sounds in Hebrew like the names “Jacob” (יַעֲקֹב, ya’aqov) and “Jabbok” (יַבֹּק, yabboq). In this way the narrator links the setting, the main action, and the main participant together in the mind of the reader or hearer.

[32:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “until the rising of the dawn.”