⁴⁸ and I bowed down and worshiped the Lord.^(A) I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham,^(B) who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.^(C)

⁷ If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’^[a](A) you would not have condemned the innocent.

¹⁶ “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint^(A) him ruler^(B) over my people Israel; he will deliver^(C) them from the hand of the Philistines.^(D) I have looked on my people, for their cry^(E) has reached me.”

³² Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.^(A) She named him Reuben,^[a](B) for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery.^(C) Surely my husband will love me now.”

²¹ He then brought me to the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw in each corner another court.

² He then brought me out through the north gate^(A) and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the south side.

⁴ He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist.