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Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 29:31 · Berean Standard Bible
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Genesis 29:31 in other translations
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
The Lord saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
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In context
28 And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
29 Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
30 Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
33 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
34 Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
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