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Book of Genesis 37

19 Laban answered: It is better that I give her despised, he hath given this also to me: and she
to thee than to another man; stay with me. called his name Simeon.
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: 34 And she conceived the third time, and bore
and they seemed but a few days, because of the another son, and said: Now also my husband will
greatness of his love. be joined to me, because I have borne him three
21 And he said to Laban: Give me my wife; sons: and therefore she called his name Levi.
for now the time is fulfilled, that I may go in 35 The fourth time she conceived and bore a
unto her. son, and said: Now will I praise the Lord: and for
22 And he, having invited a great number of this she called him Juda. And she left bearing.
his friends to the feast, made the marriage.
23 And at night he brought in Lia, his daugh-
ter, to him, Chapter 30
24 Giving his daughter a handmaid, named
Zelpha. Now when Jacob had gone in to her And Rachel seeing herself without children, en-
according to custom, when morning was come vied her sister, and said to her husband: Give
he saw it was Lia. me children, otherwise I shall die.
25 And he said to his father in law: What is 2 And Jacob being angry with her, answered:
it that thou didst mean to do? did not I serve Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit
thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me? of thy womb?
26 Laban answered: It is not the custom in 3 But she said: I have here my servant Bala:
this place, to give the younger in marriage first. go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees,
27 Make up the week of days of this match: and I may have children by her.
and I will give thee her also, for the service that
4 And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,
thou shalt render me other seven years.
5 When her husband had gone in unto her,
28 He yielded to his pleasure: and after the
conceived and bore a son.
week was past, he married Rachel:
6 And Rachel said: The Lord hath judged for
29 To whom her father gave Bala, for her ser-
me, and hath heard my voice, giving me a son;
vant.
and therefore she called his name Dan.
30 And having at length obtained the mar-
7 And again Bala conceived, and bore another,
riage he wished for, he preferred the love of the
8 For whom Rachel said: God hath compared
latter before the former, and served with him
me with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she
other seven years.
called him Nephthali.
31 And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia,
opened her womb, but her sister remained bar- 9 Lia perceiving that she had left of bearing,
ren. gave Zelpha, her handmaid, to her husband.
32 And she conceived and bore a son, and 10 And when she had conceived, and brought
called his name Ruben, saying: The Lord saw forth a son,
my affliction: now my husband will love me. 11 She said: Happily. And therefore called his
33 And again she conceived and bore a son, name Gad.
and said: Because the Lord heard that I was 12 Zelpha also bore another.