1 But Rachel had not borne Jacob any children, and so she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I will die.
2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, "I can't take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children.
3 She said, "Here is my slave Bilhah;sleep with her, so that she can have a child for me. In this way I can become a mother through her." 4 So she gave Bilhah to her husband, and he had intercourse with her. 5 Bilhah became pregnant and bore Jacob a son. 6 Rechel sais, "God has judged in my favor. He has heard my prayer and has given me o son"; so she named him Dan. 7 Bilhah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Rachel said,"I have fought a hard fight with my sister, but I have own"; so she named him Naphtai.
9 When Leah realized that she had stopped having children, she gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob as his wife. 10 Then Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11Leah said, "I have been lucky"; so she named him Gad. 12 Zilpah bore Jacob another son, 13 and Leah said, "How happy I am! Now women will call me happy"; so she named him Asher.
14 During the wheat harvest Reuben went into the fields and found mandrakes, which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
15 Leah answered, "Isn't it enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you are even trying to take away my son's mandrakes."
Rachel said, "If you will give me your son's mandrakes, you can sleep with Jacob tonight."
16 When Jacob came in from fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, ;You are going to sleep with me tonight, because I have paid for you with my son's mandrakes."So he had intercoure with her that night.
17 God answered Leah's prayer, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Leah said, "God hs given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband"; so she named Issacher. 19 Leah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 She said, "God has given me a fine gift. Now my husband will accept me, because I have borne him six sons"; so she named him Zebulun. 21 Later she bore a daughter, whom she named Dinah.
22 The God remembered Rachel ; he answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children. 23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, "God has taken away my disgrace bt giving me a son. 24 May the LORD give me another son"; so she named him Joseph.
2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, "I can't take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children.
3 She said, "Here is my slave Bilhah;sleep with her, so that she can have a child for me. In this way I can become a mother through her." 4 So she gave Bilhah to her husband, and he had intercourse with her. 5 Bilhah became pregnant and bore Jacob a son. 6 Rechel sais, "God has judged in my favor. He has heard my prayer and has given me o son"; so she named him Dan. 7 Bilhah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Rachel said,"I have fought a hard fight with my sister, but I have own"; so she named him Naphtai.
9 When Leah realized that she had stopped having children, she gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob as his wife. 10 Then Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11Leah said, "I have been lucky"; so she named him Gad. 12 Zilpah bore Jacob another son, 13 and Leah said, "How happy I am! Now women will call me happy"; so she named him Asher.
14 During the wheat harvest Reuben went into the fields and found mandrakes, which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
15 Leah answered, "Isn't it enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you are even trying to take away my son's mandrakes."
Rachel said, "If you will give me your son's mandrakes, you can sleep with Jacob tonight."
16 When Jacob came in from fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, ;You are going to sleep with me tonight, because I have paid for you with my son's mandrakes."So he had intercoure with her that night.
17 God answered Leah's prayer, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Leah said, "God hs given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband"; so she named Issacher. 19 Leah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 She said, "God has given me a fine gift. Now my husband will accept me, because I have borne him six sons"; so she named him Zebulun. 21 Later she bore a daughter, whom she named Dinah.
22 The God remembered Rachel ; he answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children. 23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, "God has taken away my disgrace bt giving me a son. 24 May the LORD give me another son"; so she named him Joseph.