‘When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing she took Zilpah her handmaid and gave her to Jacob for a wife. And Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, bore Jacob a second son. And Leah said, “It is fortunate (gad).' And she called his name Gad. And Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, bore Jacob a second son, and Leah said, “Happy am I! For the daughters will call me happy (to call happy = asher).” And she called his name Asher.'
The names reflect Leah's growing contentment. No longer torn at heart she now feels triumphant. She has done well by her husband. We note that the namings are by the two main wives. The slave wives take a secondary place.