Genesis 29:31-35 (New International Version)

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Jacob's Children

31 When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved,¹ he opened her womb,² but Rachel was barren. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.³ She named him Reuben,^a⁴ for she said, "It is because the LORD has seen my misery.⁵ Surely my husband will love me now." 33 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, "Because the LORD heard that I am not loved,⁶ he gave me this one too." So she named him Simeon.^b⁷ 34 Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, "Now at last my husband will become attached to me,⁸ because I have borne him three sons." So he was named Levi.^c⁹ 35 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, "This time I will praise the LORD." So she named him Judah.^d¹⁰ Then she stopped having children.¹¹

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