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30 So lay he by Rachel also, and loued Rachel more then Lea, and serued hym yet seuen yeres more. 31 When the Lorde sawe that Lea was despised, he made her fruitfull, and Rachel remayned baren. 32 And Lea conceaued and bare a sonne, and she called his name Ruben: for she sayde, the Lord hath loked vpon my tribulation: nowe therfore my husband wyll loue me. 33 And she conceaued agayne, and bare a sonne, & sayde: The Lorde hath hearde that I am despised, and hath therefore geuen me this sonne also: and she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceaued yet, & bare a sonne, and sayde: Nowe this once wyll my husbande kepe me company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: and therfore was his name called Leui. 35 And she conceaued yet agayne, and bare hym a sonne, saying: Nowe wyll I prayse the Lorde. Therefore she called his name Iuda, & left bearyng. Genesis 29:30-35, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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