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# She said
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"Rachel said"
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# See
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"Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
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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/jit/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](../29/29.md).
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# Go in to her
This is a polite way of talking about sexual relations. You may need to use different words in your language. Alternate translation: "Have sexual relations with her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
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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. Alternate translation: "for me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# I will have children by her
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"and in this way she will cause me to have children"