Genesis - 30:6



6 Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son." Therefore called she his name Dan.

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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.
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.
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.
Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.
And Rachel said, "The Lord has judged for me, and he has heeded my voice, giving me a son." And because of this, she called his name Dan.
Et dixit Rachel, Iudicavit me Deus, et etiam audivit vocem meam, et dedit mihi filium. Idcirco vocavit nomen ejus Daniel

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Called she his name Daniel - Because she found God had judged for her, and decided she should have a son by her handmaid; hence she called his name דן dan, judging.

And Rachel said,.... As soon as she heard that Bilhah had bore a son:
God hath judged me: and hereby testified his approbation, as she understood it, of the step she had took in giving her maid to her husband, and she was justified in what she had done:
and hath also heard my voice: of prayer; she had prayed to God that her maid might have a child, or she have one by her:
and hath given me a son; whom she reckoned her own, Bilhah being her servant, and so her children born of her, hers; or whom she adopted and called her own, and therefore took upon her to give it a name, as follows: and here let it be observed, that she looked upon this child as a gift of God, as the fruit of prayer, and as in mercy to her, God dealing graciously with her, and taking her part, and judging righteous judgment:
therefore called she his name Daniel; which signifies "judgment"; the reason of it lies in the first clause of the verse.

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