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OET (OET-LV) And_she/it_said Rāḩēl wrestling(s) of_god I_have_wrestled with sister_my also I_have_prevailed and_she/it_called/named his/its_name Naftālī.
OET (OET-RV) so Rahel said, “I’ve had a difficult battle with my sister but I’ve succeeded in the end!” So she named the baby ‘Naftali’ (which means ‘my struggle’).
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר רָחֵ֗ל
and=she/it_said Rāḩēl
Alternate translation: “So Rachel exclaimed,”
נַפְתּוּלֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי עִם אֲחֹתִ֖י
wrestlings ʼElohīm wrestled with sister,my
The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “I have had a mighty/difficult struggle/contest with my sister” or “I have struggled intensely/hard with/against my sister”. That would be the meaning if the Hebrew word “elohim” in this phrase is used as an adjective that means “mighty/powerful.” (2) “I have wrestled/struggled with God because of my sister”, which could refer to a struggle against her sister praying to God for children. That would be the meaning if the word “elohim” in this phrase means “God.”
גַּם יָכֹ֑לְתִּי
also/yet prevailed
Alternate translation: “and I have won!” or “but now I have defeated her!” or “but now I am winning!”
וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ
and=she/it_called/named his/its=name
See how you translated called his name in verse 6. Alternate translation: “So she called him” or “So she called that son” or “So she gave him the name”
Note 1 topic: translate-names
נַפְתָּלִֽי
Naftālī
As always, if you include the meaning of a name in your translation or in a footnote, make sure that it matches the text that the name is based on.
30:1-8 Rachel’s naming of sons through Bilhah does not reflect faith as Leah’s namings had. Rachel felt wronged over the marriage and her barrenness. The names of Bilhah’s sons reflect Rachel’s bitter struggle with her sister and her feeling of some victory.
OET (OET-LV) And_she/it_said Rāḩēl wrestling(s) of_god I_have_wrestled with sister_my also I_have_prevailed and_she/it_called/named his/its_name Naftālī.
OET (OET-RV) so Rahel said, “I’ve had a difficult battle with my sister but I’ve succeeded in the end!” So she named the baby ‘Naftali’ (which means ‘my struggle’).
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.