Catholic Public Domain Version
"To her, the father had given Bilhah as her servant. "
— Genesis 29:29, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.”
“And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid. ”
“Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.”
“(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)”
“To whom her father gave Bala, for her servant.”
“And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.”
“And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.”
Laban responded, “It is not the practice in this place to give the younger in marriage first.
Complete a week of days with this mating. And then I will give this one to you also, for the service that you will provide to me for another seven years.”
He agreed to his pleading. And after the week had passed, he took Rachel as a wife.
To her, the father had given Bilhah as her servant.
And, having at last obtained the marriage he desired, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and he served with him another seven years.
But the Lord, seeing that he despised Leah, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.
Having conceived, she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, saying: “The Lord saw my humiliation; now my husband will love me.”