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Genesis 29:30-34

30So JacobhadH935relationsH935withH935Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571,and indeedגַּֽם־gam-H1571he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354moreH4480thanH4480Leahמִלֵּאָ֑הmi.le.'AhH3812,and he servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647with Laban foranotherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.
31Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812wasunlovedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,and He openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605her wombרַחְמָ֑הּrach.MahH7358,but Rachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354was unableH6135toH6135haveH6135childrenH6135.
32Leahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and 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 gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּן֒benH1121,and 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.
34And she conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֮'OdH5750and gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּן֒benH1121,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258thisH6471timeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471my husbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376will becomeH3867attachedH3867to me, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borneH3205him threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651he was namedקָרָֽא־ שְׁמ֖וֹka.ra'- she.MoH7121H8034Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.
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