Inheritance Rights of the Firstborn

¹⁵ “If a man has two wives, ^(A)the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him children, and if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved,^[a]

³³ She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon.^[a]

⁴ On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, ^(A)he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. ⁵ But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.^[a]

³⁰ So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban ^(A)for another seven years.

Jacob's Children

³¹ When the Lord saw that Leah was ^(B)hated, ^(C)he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

²⁰ So Jacob ^(A)served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

¹⁸ Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, ^(A)“I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”