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Leah beareth four sons.

Leah, and erved with him yet even other years.

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

And Leah conceived, and bare a on, and he called his name ‖ Reuben: for he aid, Surely the hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

And he conceived again, and bare a on; and aid, Becaue the hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this on alo: and he called his name ‖ Simeon.

And he conceived again, and bare a on; and aid, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, becaue I have born him three ons: therefore was his name called ‖ Levi.

And he conceived again, and bare a on: and he aid, Now will I praie the : therefore he called his name ‖ Judah; and ‖† [sic] left bearing.

1 Rachel in grief for her barrennes giveth her maid Bilhah unto Jacob. 5 Bilhah beareth Dan and Naphtali. 9 Leah giveth Zilpah her maid, who beareth Gad and Aher. 14 Reuben findeth mandrakes, for which Rachel yieldeth her husband to Leah. 17 Leah beareth Iachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. 22 Rachel beareth Joeph. 25 Jacob deireth to depart, but is retained by Laban on a new agreement. 37 Jacob's policy, whereby he becometh rich.

when Rachel aw that he bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her iter; and aid unto Jacob, Give me children, or ele I die.

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

And he aid, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and he hall bear upon my knees, that I may alo † have children by her.

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

¶ And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a on.

And Rachel aid, God hath judged me, and hath alo heard my voice, and hath given me a on: therefore called he his name ‖ Dan.

And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a econd on.

And Rachel aid, With † great wretlings have I wretled with my iter, and I have prevailed: and he called his name ‖ Naphtali.

¶ When Leah aw that he had left bearing, he took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a on.

And Leah aid, A troop cometh: and he called his name ‖ Gad.

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a econd on.

And Leah aid, † Happy am I, for the daughters will call me bleed: and he called his name ‖ Aher.

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

And he aid unto her, Is it a mall matter that thou hat taken my husband? and wouldet thou take away my on's mandrakes alo? And Rachel aid, Therefore he hall lie with thee to night for thy on's mandrakes.

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

¶ And God hearkened unto Leah, and he conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth on.

And Leah aid, God hath given me my hire, becaue I have given my maiden to my husband: and he called his name ‖ Iachar.

And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the ixth on.

And Leah aid, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, becaue I have born him ix ons: and he called his name ‖ Zebulun.

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

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

And he conceived, and bare a on; and aid, God hath taken away my reproach:

And he called his name ‖ Joeph; and aid, The hall add to me another on.

¶ And it came to pas, when Rachel had born Joeph, that Jacob aid unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have erved thee, and let me go: for thou knowet my ervice which I have done thee.