And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob the sixth son.
And Leah conceived again,…. For bearing children Jacob took more to her, and more frequently attended her apartment and bed:
and bare Jacob a sixth son; the sixth by her, but the tenth by her and his two maids.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘And Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob. And Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now will my husband dwell (zabal) with me because I have borne him six sons.” And she called his name Zebulun. And afterwards she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.’
Now that Jacob realises that she can still be fruitful he lies with Leah again and she produces a sixth son. She clearly conceives easily.
“God has endowed me with a good dowry.” The suggestion has been that the wives brought little dowry with them. But now she feels God has made amends for this by giving her six sons, twice the perfect three. She has brought Jacob better than wealth.
“Now will my husband dwell (zabal) with me.” It seems that the bearing of further sons has established her status. She is no longer put to one side, but receives the honour due as a wife. The word zabal connects with a similar word used in Assyrian marriage law.
The mention of Dinah so abruptly is noteworthy. It prepares the way for the later event (Genesis 34). But it may arise from the fact that she grew to be famous as an outstanding personality or beauty. Everyone knew about Dinah! Or the reference may stress that Jacob is a bearer of sons, with Dinah the exception, stressing his masculinity.
But more likely is that Dinah is mentioned to make the number of Jacob’s children up to twelve (see below). Twelve is seen as the full complement of tribal rulership.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Reciprocal: Gen 29:16 – was Leah Gen 46:14 – Zebulun Num 26:26 – General Eze 48:26 – Zebulun