Genesis 30:13
Strong's Lexicon
Leah
לֵאָ֔ה (lê·’āh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3812: Leah = 'weary' 1) daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah

said,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

“How happy I am,
בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י (bə·’ā·šə·rî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 837: 1) happiness

for
כִּ֥י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

the women
בָּנ֑וֹת (bā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1323: n f 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address n pr f 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character

will call me happy.”
אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי (’iš·šə·rū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 833: 1) to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress 1a)(Qal) to go straight on, make progress 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to go straight on, advance 1b2) to lead on (causative) 1b3) to set right, righten 1b4) to pronounce happy, call blessed 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be advanced, be led on 1c2) to be made happy, be blessed

So she named
וַתִּקְרָ֥א (wat·tiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

him
שְׁמ֖וֹ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

Asher.
אָשֵֽׁר׃ (’ā·šêr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 836: Asher = 'happy' 1) son of Jacob and Zilpah 2) the tribe descended from Asher 3) a city east of Shechem in Manasseh

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

Young's Literal Translation
and Leah saith, ‘Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy;’ and she calleth his name Asher.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Leah said, “ I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.

New American Standard Bible
Then Leah said, "Happy am I! For women will call me happy." So she named him Asher.

King James Bible
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then Leah said, "How happy I am! The women will call me happy." So she named him Asher.

New Living Translation
And Leah named him Asher, for she said, "What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me."

English Standard Version
And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.

New American Standard Bible
Then Leah said, "Happy am I! For women will call me happy." So she named him Asher.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Leah said, "I am happy that the women call me happy," so she named him Asher.

International Standard Version
She said, "How happy I am, because women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.

NET Bible
Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
and Leah saith, 'Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy;' and she calleth his name Asher.
















Cross References
Luke 1:48
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Genesis 30:12
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

Genesis 49:20
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

Song of Solomon 6:9
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 30:11
And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

Genesis 30:10
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:14
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

Genesis 30:15
And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.

Genesis 30:16
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
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