¹⁷ And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for ^(A)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^(B)you shall call his name John.

²⁶ And she said, “Oh, my lord! ^(A)As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord. ²⁷ For this child I prayed, ^(B)and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.

²⁰ And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.”^[a]

⁷ Then the Lord said, ^(A)“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their ^(B)taskmasters. I know their sufferings,

²² Then God ^(A)remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and ^(B)opened her womb.

⁶ Then Rachel said, “God has ^(A)judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.^[a]