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32 And Lea conceaued and bare a sonne, and called hys name Ruben, for she sayde: the Lorde hath loked vpon my tribulacyon. Nowe therfore my husband wyll loue me.
33 And she conceaued agayne and bare a sonne, and sayde: the Lorde hath herde that I am despysed, and hath therfore geuen me thys sonne also, and she called hys name Simeon.
34 And she conceaued yet, & bare a sonne, and sayde: nowe thys once wyll my husbande kepe me company, because I haue borne hym .iii. sonnes: and therfore was hys name called Leui.
35 And she conceaued yet agayne, and bare a sonne, sayinge: nowe wyll I prayse the Lorde: therfore she called hys name Iuda, and left bearynge.
30 1 Rahel whan she sawe that she bare Iacob no chyldren, she enuyed hyr syster, and sayde vnto Iacob: Geue me children, or els I am but deed.
2 And Iacob was wrooth wt Rahel sayig: Am I in Goddes stead, which kepeth from the the frute of thy wombe?
3 Then she sayd: here is my mayde Bilha, go in vnto her, & she shall beare vpon my lappe, that I maye be encreased by her.
4 And she gaue hym Bilha hyr handmayde to wyfe.
5 And Iacob went in vnto her, and Bilha conceaued & bare Iacob a sonne.
6 Than sayde Rahel. God hath geuen sentence on my syde, and hath also hearde my voyce, and hath geuen me a sonne. Therfore called she hym Dan.
7 And Bilha Rahels mayde conceaued agayne, and bare Iacob another sonne.
8 And Rahel sayde: wyth Godly wrestlynges haue I wrestled wyth my syster, and haue gotten the vpper hande. And she called hys name: Nepthali.
9 When Lea sawe that she had left bearinge, she toke Silpha hyr mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wyfe.
10 And Silpha Leas mayde bare Iacob a sonne.
11 Than sayde Lea: Good lucke: and called hys name Gad.
12 And Silpha Leas mayd bare Iacob another sonne.
13 Than sayde Lea: happy am I, for the daughters wyll call me blessed. And called hys name Asser.
14 And Ruben went out in the dayes of the whet haruest and founde mandragoras in the feldes, and brought them vnto hys mother Lea. Than sayd Rahel to Lea: geue me of thy sonnes mandragoras.
15 To whom Lea answered: Is it not ynough that thou hast taken awaye my housbande, but woldest take awaye my sonnes mandragoras also? Than sayde Rahel: well, let hym slepe wt the thys nyghte, for thy sonnes mandragoras.
16 And Iacob came from the feldes at euen, and Lea went out to mete hym, and sayde: come into me, for I haue bought the wyth my sonnes mandragoras. And he slepte wyth her that nyghte.
17 And God herde Lea, that she conceaued & bare vnto Iacob the .v. sonne.
18 Than sayde Lea. God hath geuen me a rewarde, because I gaue my mayden to my housbande, & she called hym Isachar.
19 And Lea conceaued yet agayne, & bare Iacob the .vi. sonne.
20 And Lea sayd: God hath endewed me wt a good dowrye. Nowe wyll my husbande dwell wyth me, because I haue borne hym .vi. sonnes: & called his name Zabulon.
21 After that she bare a daughter, and called hyr name Dina.
22 And God remembred Rahel, hearde her, and made her frutefull:
23 so that she conceaued & bare a sonne, & sayd: God hath taken awaye my rebuke.
24 And she called hys name Ioseph, sayinge: The Lorde geue me yet a nother sonne.