Genesis 29:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.

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  • Exod 4:31 : 31 And the people had faith in them; and hearing that the Lord had taken up the cause of the children of Israel and had seen their troubles, with bent heads they gave him worship.
  • Deut 26:7 : 7 And our cry went up to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord's ear was open to the voice of our cry, and his eyes took note of our grief and the crushing weight of our work:
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;
  • Ps 25:18 : 18 Give thought to my grief and my pain; and take away all my sins.
  • Gen 31:42 : 42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.
  • Gen 37:21-22 : 21 But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life. 22 Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.
  • Gen 37:29 : 29 Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
  • Gen 42:22 : 22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.
  • Gen 42:27 : 27 Now at their night's resting-place one of them, opening his bag to give his ass some food, saw his money in the mouth of the bag.
  • Gen 46:8-9 : 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel who came into Egypt, even Jacob and all his sons: Reuben, Jacob's oldest son; 9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi;
  • Gen 49:3-4 : 3 Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power: 4 But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.
  • Ps 106:44 : 44 But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
  • Luke 1:25 : 25 The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.
  • Gen 16:11 : 11 And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you will give the name Ishmael, because the ears of the Lord were open to your sorrow.
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
  • 1 Sam 1:20 : 20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest.

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    30Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.

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  • Gen 29:33-35
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    33Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.

    34And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.

    35And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.

  • Gen 30:17-24
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    17And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.

    18Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.

    19And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.

    20And she said, God has given me a good bride-price; now at last will I have my husband living with me, for I have given him six sons: and she gave him the name Zebulun.

    21After that she had a daughter, to whom she gave the name Dinah.

    22Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.

    23And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

    24And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.

  • Gen 35:22-23
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    22Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

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    12And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.

    13And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.

    14Now at the time of the grain-cutting, Reuben saw some love-fruits in the field, and took them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to her, Let me have some of your son's love-fruits.

    15But Leah said to her, Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband from me? and now would you take my son's love-fruits? Then Rachel said, You may have him tonight in exchange for your son's love-fruits.

  • Gen 29:16-18
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    16Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

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    1Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.

    2But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

    3Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.

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    5And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.

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    3Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:

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    2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

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    17And when her pain was very great, the woman who was helping her said, Have no fear; for now you will have another son.

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    27My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

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    25And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?