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Now the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was unable to have children.

And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben, for she said, "Because the LORD has seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me."

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, "Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also." So she named him Simeon.

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, "Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore he was named Levi.

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, "This time I will praise the LORD." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord : therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

Now when Rachel saw that she had not borne Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I am going to die."

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Then Jacob's anger burned against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Then she said, "Here is my female slave Bilhah: have relations with her that she may give birth on my knees, so that by her I too may obtain a child."

And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

So she gave him her slave Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had relations with her.

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

Then Rachel said, "God has vindicated me, and has indeed heard my voice and has given me a son." Therefore she named him Dan.

And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

And Rachel's slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

So Rachel said, "With mighty wrestling I have wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed." And she named him Naphtali.

And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

And Leah's slave Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

Then Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she named him Gad.

And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

And Leah's slave Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

Then Leah said, "Happy am I! For women will call me happy." So she named him Asher.

And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

Now in the days of wheat harvest Reuben went and found mandrake fruits in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."

And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

But she said to her, "Is it a small matter for you to take my husband? And would you take my son's mandrakes also?" So Rachel said, "Therefore he may sleep with you tonight in return for your son's mandrakes."

And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.

When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must have relations with me, for I have indeed hired you with my son's mandrakes." So he slept with her that night.

And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

Then Leah said, "God has given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband." So she named him Issachar.

And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

And Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

Then Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good gift; finally my husband will acknowledge me as his wife, because I have borne him six sons." So she named him Zebulun.

And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

Afterward she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.

And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and said, "God has taken away my disgrace."

And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

And she named him Joseph, saying, "May the LORD give me another son."

And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.