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Genesis 30:9-18

9When Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588she had stoppedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975having childrenמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205,she gaveוַתִּקַּח֙ וַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.Kach va.ti.TenH3947 H5414אֶת־'et-H853אֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853her servantשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10And Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812servantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11Then Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How fortunateבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH935!”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12When Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812servantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,

13Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How happy I amבְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbe.'a.she.RiH837!Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the womenבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323call me happyאִשְּׁר֖וּנִי'i.she.Ru.niH833.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

14Now during the wheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,Reubenרְאוּבֵ֜ן בִּימֵ֣יre.'u.Ven bi.MeiH7205 H3117went outוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672some mandrakesדֽוּדָאִים֙du.da.'ImH1736in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704.When he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853toאֶל־'el-H413his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517לֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812,Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354beggedוַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־va.To.mer 'el-H559 H413Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994give meתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414some ofyour son’sבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121mandrakesמִדּוּדָאֵ֖יmi.du.da.'EiH1736.”

15But Leah repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Is it not enoughהַמְעַט֙ham.'AtH4592that you have taken awayקַחְתֵּ֣ךְkach.TekhH3947אֶת־'et-H853my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376?Now youגַּ֥םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853want to takeוְלָקַ֕חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֖יdu.da.'EiH1736as well?” “Very wellלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,”saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354, “he may sleepיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with youעִמָּךְ֙'i.moKhH5973tonightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915in exchange forתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478your son’sבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֥יdu.da.'EiH1736.”

16When Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290came inוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704that eveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153,Leahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812went outוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318to meet himלִקְרָאת֗וֹlik.ra.ToH7122and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “You must comeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935with meאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,forכִּ֚יkiH3588I have hired youH7936with my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesבְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbe.du.da.'EiH1736.”So he sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with herעִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH5973thatהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

17And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290.

18Then Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has rewarded meנָתַ֤ן שְׂכָרִ֔יna.Tan se.kha.RiH5414 H7939forאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834givingנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my maidservantשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376.”So she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

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