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Genesis 30:13

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

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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לֵאָ֔הleahLeahלֵאָהnoun, proper name — “Leah”H3812Leah, a wife of JacobLeah.בְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbeasheriin happyאֹשֶׁרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in happy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH837happinesshappy.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אִשְּׁר֖וּנִיishrunigoאָשַׁרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “go”, a completed actionH833to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.בָּנ֑וֹתbanotdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “daughter”, the ordinary formH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.וַתִּקְרָ֥אvatiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁמ֖וֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.אָשֵֽׁרasherAsherאָשֵׁרnoun, proper name — “Asher”H836happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in PalestineAsher

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Leah said: 'Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.' And she called his name Asher.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

World English Bible

Leah said, “Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.” She named him Asher.

Darby Translation

And Leah said, Happy am I; for the daughters will call me blessed! and she called his name Asher.

Douay-Rheims

And Lia said: This is for my happiness: for women will call me blessed. Therefore she called him Aser.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Leah said: 'Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.' And she called his name Asher.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will pronounce me blessed; and she called his name, Aser.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Λεία, μακαρία ἐγὼ, ὅτι μακαριοῦσί με αἱ γυναῖκες· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἀσήρ.