New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 30:17-22

17Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveH8085heedH8085to Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

18Then Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414me mywagesשְׂכָרִ֔יse.kha.RiH7939becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my maidשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121him Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֙'OdH5750and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121to Jacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

20Then Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430has endowedזְבָדַ֨נִיze.va.Da.niH2064me with a goodטוֹב֒tOvH2896giftזֵ֣בֶדZe.vedH2065;nowהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376will dwellיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיyiz.be.Le.niH2082with me, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205him sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121him Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21Afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310she boreיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205a daughterבַּ֑תBatH1323and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּva.tik.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034her Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22ThenGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveH8085heedH8085to her andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

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