Jacob’s Children

³¹ When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved,^(A) he enabled her to conceive,^(B) but Rachel remained childless.

¹⁷ God listened to Leah,^(A) and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. ¹⁸ Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.”^(B) So she named him Issachar.^[a](C)

¹⁹ Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. ²⁰ Then Leah said, “God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor,^(D) because I have borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.^[b](E)

²¹ Some time later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.^(F)

²² Then God remembered Rachel;^(G) he listened to her^(H) and enabled her to conceive.^{(I) 23} She became pregnant and gave birth to a son^(J) and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”^{(K) 24} She named him Joseph,^[c](L) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”^(M)