Genesis 29
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Genesis 29:31-33

31Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812wasunlovedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,and He openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605her wombרַחְמָ֑הּrach.MahH7358,but Rachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354was barrenעֲקָרָֽה׃'a.ka.RahH6135.
32Leahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034himReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,for she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, “BecauseH3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hasseenרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200my afflictionבְּעָנְיִ֔יbe.'on.yiH6040;surelyH3588nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258my husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376will loveיֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.niH157me.”
33Then she conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֮'OdH5750and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “BecauseH3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hasheardשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085that I amunlovedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,He has therefore givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me thisזֶ֑הZehH2088sonalsoגַּם־gam-H1571.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034him Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.
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