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What does Genesis 30:9 mean?

When Leah realized she wasn't having any more kids, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as another wife. Genesis 30:9 - Modern Text Bible

(Leah, seeing her own childbearing slow down, tries to keep up with Rachel by offering her servant to Jacob, hoping for more children through her.)