Genesis 30:1-21

VIN(i) 1 When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die." 2 But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit? 3 She said: "Here is my maid Bilhah. Sleep with her, so that she can have a child for me. This way I can become a mother through her." 4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her. 5 Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son. 6 Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan. 7 And Rachel's slave woman Bilhah conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Rachel said: "I have struggled hard with my sister, and I have won!" So she named the boy Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her female servant and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10 And Leah's slave woman Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, "Good fortune!" And she called his name Gad. 12 And Leah's slave woman Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, "How happy am I! For women have called me happy." So she called his name Asher. 14 During the wheat harvest Reuben went out into the fields. He found some mandrake plants. He brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah: "Please, give me some of your son's mandrake plants." 15 She said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes, also?" Rachel said, "Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes." 16 When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him. And she said, "Come in to me, for I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." And he slept with her that night. 17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar. 19 And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 Leah said: "God has presented me with a wonderful gift. This time my husband will honor me, because I have given him six sons." So she named him Zebulun. 21 And afterwards she gave birth to a daughter and called her name Dinah.