²³ And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

²⁵ Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

4 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

²⁷ To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

²¹ And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

⁵ But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

⁶ And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

³¹ And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.