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31 The Lord knew that Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, and so he gave children to Leah, but not to Rachel. 32 Leah gave birth to a son and named him Reuben.[a] Then she said, “The Lord has taken away my sorrow. Now my husband will love me more than he does Rachel.” 33 She had a second son and named him Simeon,[b] because she said, “The Lord has heard that my husband doesn't love me.”

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Footnotes

  1. 29.32 Reuben: In Hebrew “Reuben” means, “Look, a son!”
  2. 29.33 Simeon: In Hebrew “Simeon” sounds like “someone who hears.”

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