MLV(i)
31 And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
32 And Leah conceived and bore a son and she called his name Reuben. For she said, Because Jehovah has looked upon my affliction, because now my husband will love me.
33 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Because Jehovah has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also. And she called his name Simeon.
34 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore his name was called Levi.
35 And she conceived again and bore a son. And she said, This time I will praise Jehovah. Therefore she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.
30 1 And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.
2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel and he said, Am I in God's place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?
3 And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her, that she may bear upon my knees and I also may obtain sons by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid as a wife and Jacob went in to her. 5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. 6 And Rachel said, God has judged me and has also heard my voice and has given me a son. Therefore she called his name Dan.
7 And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister and I have indeed prevailed. And she called his name Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, Good-fortune! And she called his name Gad.
12 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, I am fortunate! For the daughters will call me fortunate. And she called his name Asher.
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found love-apples in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, I beseech you, give me from your son's love-apples.
15 And she said to her, Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? And would you take away my son's love-apples also?
And Rachel said, Therefore he may lie with you tonight for your son's love-apples.
16 And Jacob came from the field in the evening and Leah went out to meet him and said, You must come in to me, because I have surely hired you with my son's love-apples. And he lay with her that night.
17 And God listened to Leah and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.
19 And Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob. 20 And Leah said, God has endowed me with a good endowment. Now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. And she called his name Zebulun.
21 And afterwards she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.
33 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Because Jehovah has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also. And she called his name Simeon.
34 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore his name was called Levi.
35 And she conceived again and bore a son. And she said, This time I will praise Jehovah. Therefore she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.
30 1 And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.
2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel and he said, Am I in God's place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?
3 And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her, that she may bear upon my knees and I also may obtain sons by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid as a wife and Jacob went in to her. 5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. 6 And Rachel said, God has judged me and has also heard my voice and has given me a son. Therefore she called his name Dan.
7 And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister and I have indeed prevailed. And she called his name Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, Good-fortune! And she called his name Gad.
12 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, I am fortunate! For the daughters will call me fortunate. And she called his name Asher.
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found love-apples in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, I beseech you, give me from your son's love-apples.
15 And she said to her, Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? And would you take away my son's love-apples also?
And Rachel said, Therefore he may lie with you tonight for your son's love-apples.
16 And Jacob came from the field in the evening and Leah went out to meet him and said, You must come in to me, because I have surely hired you with my son's love-apples. And he lay with her that night.
17 And God listened to Leah and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.
19 And Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob. 20 And Leah said, God has endowed me with a good endowment. Now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. And she called his name Zebulun.
21 And afterwards she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.