To beget children
He gave birth to children. He raised sons.
("A deed was committed by a certain Hasid who was married to a certain Hasid and did not bear children to this one from that one, saying, "We are of no use to the Blessed One, Holy One, as a whole." They stood and drove out this one and that one. This one went and married a wicked woman and made him wicked, this one went and married a wicked woman and made him righteous. Oh, that everything is from the woman" - Bereshit Rava (Vilna) Parashah Bereshit Section 17)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֶעֱמִיד בָּנִים
Definition (Hebrew)
הוֹלִיד צֶאֱצָאִים. גִּדֵּל בָּנִים.
("מַעֲשֶׂה בְּחָסִיד אֶחָד שֶׁהָיָה נָשׂוּי לַחֲסִידָה אַחַת וְלֹא הַעֲמִידוּ בָּנִים זֶה מִזֶּה, אָמְרוּ אֵין אָנוּ מוֹעִילִים להקב"ה כְּלוּם, עָמְדוּ וְגֵרְשׁוּ זֶה אֶת זֶה, הָלַךְ זֶה וְנָשָׂא רְשָׁעָה אַחַת וְעָשְׂתָה אוֹתוֹ רָשָׁע, הֲלָכָה זֹאת וְנָשָׂאתָ לְרָשָׁע אֶחָד וְעָשְׂתָה אוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק, הוֹי שֶׁהַכֹּל מִן הָאִשָּׁה"- בְּרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה (וִילְנָא) פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית פָּרָשָׁה יז)