22-24 And then God remembered Rachel. God listened to her and opened her womb. She became pregnant and had a son. She said, “God has taken away my humiliation.” She named him Joseph (Add), praying, “May God add yet another son to me.”

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25-26 After Rachel had had Joseph, Jacob spoke to Laban, “Let me go back home. Give me my wives and children for whom I’ve served you. You know how hard I’ve worked for you.”

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23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son(A) and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”(B) 24 She named him Joseph,[a](C) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”(D)

Jacob’s Flocks Increase

25 After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way(E) so I can go back to my own homeland.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:24 Joseph means may he add.