Genesis 30
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Genesis 30:17-30

17God answered Leah’s prayer. She became pregnant and gave birth to her fifth son for Jacob.

18Leah said, “God has given me my reward because I gave my slave to my husband.” So she named him Issachar [Reward].

19She became pregnant again and gave birth to her sixth son for Jacob.

20Leah said, “God has presented me with a beautiful present. This time my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun [Honor].

21Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

22Then God remembered Rachel. God answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children.

23So she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”

24She named him Joseph [May He Give Another] and said, “May the Lord give me another son.”

25After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me go home to my own country.

26Give me my wives and my children for whom I’ve worked, and let me go. You know how much work I’ve done for you.”

27Laban replied, “Listen to me. I’ve learned from the signs I’ve seen that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”

28So he offered, “Name your wages, and I’ll pay them.”

29Jacob responded, “You know how much work I’ve done for you and what has happened to your livestock under my care.

30The little that you had before I came has grown to a large amount. The Lord has blessed you wherever I’ve been. When can I do something for my own family?”

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