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Jacob’s Family Grows

31 The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, so he made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children.

32 Leah gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben.[a] She named him this because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. My husband does not love me. So now maybe my husband will love me.”

33 Leah became pregnant again and had another son. She named this son Simeon.[b] She said, “The Lord has heard that I am not loved, so he gave me this son.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:32 Reuben This is like the Hebrew word meaning “Look, a son.”
  2. Genesis 29:33 Simeon This is like the Hebrew word meaning “He hears.”

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