Genesis 30:17-30

17God listened to Leah and she became pregnant again. She gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.

18Leah said, ‘God has helped me because I gave my servant to Jacob as a wife.’ She called her son Issachar.

19Leah became pregnant again and she gave Jacob a sixth son.

20Leah said, ‘God has given me this valuable gift. Now my husband will respect me because I have given him six sons.’ She called this son Zebulun.

21After some time, Leah became pregnant again. She gave birth to a daughter. She called her daughter Dinah.

22Then God decided to help Rachel. He listened to her and he let her become pregnant.

23She became pregnant and she gave birth to a son. Rachel said, ‘I am not ashamed any longer, because God has given me a son.’

24Rachel called her son Joseph. She said, ‘I pray that the Lord will give me another son.’

25After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob spoke to Laban. He said, ‘Let me go away now. I want to go home to my own land.

26Let me take my wives and my children with me. I have worked for you so that I could have them. You must let me leave, because you know how much I have worked for you.’

27Laban said to Jacob, ‘If you are happy with me then please stay here. I know that the Lord has blessed me because you are here with me. I have used magic to know that.’

28Laban also said to Jacob, ‘Tell me how much I should pay you for your work. I will pay whatever you want.’

29Jacob replied, ‘You know how much I have worked for you. You know that you have many more animals now, because I have taken care of them.

30Before I came, you had only a few sheep and goats. Now you have many more valuable things. Wherever I have worked for you, the Lord has blessed you. But now I want to work to help my own family. I must do that soon.’