Catholic Public Domain Version
"But the Lord, seeing that he despised Leah, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren. "
— Genesis 29:31, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”
“And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. ”
“Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.”
“The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.”
“And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.”
“Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.”
“And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”
He agreed to his pleading. And after the week had passed, he took Rachel as a wife.
To her, the father had given Bilhah as her servant.
And, having at last obtained the marriage he desired, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and he served with him another seven years.
But the Lord, seeing that he despised Leah, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.
Having conceived, she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, saying: “The Lord saw my humiliation; now my husband will love me.”
And again she conceived and bore a son, and she said, “Because the Lord heard that I was treated with contempt, he has also given this one to me.” And she called his name Simeon.
And she conceived a third time, and she gave birth to another son, and she said: “Now likewise my husband will unite with me, because I have borne him three sons.” And because of this, she called his name Levi.