Kejadian 30:13

30:13 Leah said, “How happy I am, ¹  for women ²  will call me happy!” So she named him Asher. ³ 

Kejadian 35:26

35:26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher.

These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

Kejadian 49:20

49:20 Asher’s ⁴  food will be rich, ⁵ 

and he will provide delicacies ⁶  to royalty.

[30:13]  ¹ tn The Hebrew statement apparently means “with my happiness.”

[30:13]  ² tn Heb “daughters.”

[30:13]  ³ sn The name Asher (אָשֶׁר, ’asher) apparently means “happy one.” The name plays on the words used in the statement which appears earlier in the verse. Both the Hebrew noun and verb translated “happy” and “call me happy,” respectively, are derived from the same root as the name Asher.

[49:20]  ⁴ tc Heb “from Asher,” but the initial mem (מ) of the MT should probably be moved to the end of the preceding verse and taken as a plural ending on “heel.”

[49:20]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew word translated “rich,” when applied to products of the ground, means abundant in quantity and quality.

[49:20]  ⁶ tn The word translated “delicacies” refers to foods that were delightful, the kind fit for a king.