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Dan and Naphtali

Genesis 30:6

In 11 translations

BSB
Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.Dan means He has judged or He has vindicated.
KJV
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.Dan: that is, Judging
WEB
Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.
ASV
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.
LSV
and Rachel says, “God has decided for me, and has also listened to my voice, and gives a son to me”; therefore she has called his name Dan.
YLT
and Rachel saith, 'God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.
DBY
And Rachel said, God has done me justice, and has also heard my voice, and given me a son; therefore she called his name Dan.Elohim
DRC
And Rachel said: The Lord hath judged for me, and hath heard my voice, giving me a son, and therefore she called his name Dan.
GNV
Then said Rahel, God hath giuen sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voyce, and hath giuen mee a sonne: therefore called shee his name, Dan.
JPS
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.
LXXE
And Rachel said, God has given judgment for me, and hearkened to my voice, and has given me a son; therefore she called his name, Dan.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רָחֵל֙ דָּנַ֣נִּי אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְגַם֙ שָׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלִ֔י וַיִּתֶּן־לִ֖י בֵּ֑ן עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ דָּֽן׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπε Ῥαχὴλ, ἔκρινέ μοι ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ ἐπήκουσε τῆς φωνῆς μου, καὶ ἔδωκε μοι υἱόν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Δάν.

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  • Lamentations 3:59You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
  • Psalms 35:24Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
  • Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
  • Genesis 49:16–17Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
  • Genesis 29:32–35And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said,…
  • Jeremiah 13:24“I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.
  • Genesis 46:23The son of Dan: Hushim.
  • Jeremiah 13:2So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.
  • Genesis 35:25The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
  • Deuteronomy 33:22Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”
  • Jeremiah 15:14–20Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.” You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In…

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