Genesis 29:31–30:24

³¹And Jehovah seeth that Leah is the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel is barren; ³²and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, ‘Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.’ ³³And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, ‘Because Jehovah hath heard that I am the hated one, He also giveth to me even this one;’ and she calleth his name Simeon. ³⁴And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, ‘Now is the time, my husband is joined unto me, because I have born to him three sons,’ therefore hath one called his name Levi. ³⁵And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith this time, ‘I praise Jehovah;’ therefore hath she called his name Judah; and she ceaseth from bearing.

Chapter 30

¹And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, ‘Give me sons, and if there is none—I die.’ ²And Jacob’s anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, ‘Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?’ ³And she saith, ‘Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;’ ⁴and she giveth to him Bilhah her maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in unto her; ⁵and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, ⁶and Rachel saith, ‘God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;’ therefore hath she called his name Dan. ⁷And Bilhah, Rachel’s maid-servant, conceiveth again, and beareth a second son to Jacob, ⁸and Rachel saith, ‘With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, yea, I have prevailed;’ and she calleth his name Napthali. ⁹And Leah seeth that she hath ceased from bearing, and she taketh Zilpah her maid-servant, and giveth her to Jacob for a wife; ¹⁰and Zilpah, Leah’s maid-servant, beareth to Jacob a son, ¹¹and Leah saith, ‘A troop is coming;’ and she calleth his name Gad. ¹²And Zilpah, Leah’s maid-servant, beareth a second son to Jacob, ¹³and Leah saith, ‘Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy;’ and she calleth his name Asher.

¹⁴And Reuben goeth in the days of wheat-harvest, and findeth love-apples in the field, and bringeth them in unto Leah, his mother, and Rachel saith unto Leah, ‘Give to me, I pray thee, of the love-apples of thy son.’ ¹⁵And she saith to her, ‘Is thy taking my husband a little thing, that thou hast taken also the love-apples of my son?’ and Rachel saith, ‘Therefore doth he lie with thee to-night, for thy son’s love-apples.’ ¹⁶And Jacob cometh in from the field at evening; and Leah goeth to meet him, and saith, ‘Unto me dost thou come in, for hiring I have hired thee with my son’s love-apples;’ and he lieth with her during that night. ¹⁷And God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth, ¹⁸and Leah saith, ‘God hath given my hire, because I have given my maid-servant to my husband;’ and she calleth his name Issachar. ¹⁹And conceive again doth Leah, and she beareth a sixth son to Jacob, ²⁰and Leah saith, ‘God hath endowed me—a good dowry; this time doth my husband dwell with me, for I have borne to him six sons;’ and she calleth his name Zebulun; ²¹and afterwards hath she born a daughter, and calleth her name Dinah. ²²And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb, ²³and she conceiveth and beareth a son, and saith, ‘God hath gathered up my reproach;’ ²⁴and she calleth his name Joseph, saying, ‘Jehovah is adding to me another son.’