23. However, in the evening, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
24. Laban had given his servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her servant.
25. In the morning, there she was—Leah! Jacob said to Laban, "What have you done to me? Didn’t I work for you to have Rachel? Why did you betray me?"
26. Laban said, "Where we live, we don’t give the younger woman before the oldest.
27. Complete the celebratory week with this woman. Then I will give you this other woman too for your work, if you work for me seven more years."
28. So that is what Jacob did. He completed the celebratory week with this woman, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
29. Laban had given his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her servant.
30. Jacob slept with Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban seven more years.
31. When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to have children.
32. Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben because she said, "The Lord saw my harsh treatment, and now my husband will love me."
33. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a son. She said, "The Lord heard that I was unloved, so he gave me this son too," and she named him Simeon.
34. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a son. She said, "Now, this time my husband will embrace me, since I have given birth to three sons for him." So she named him Levi.
35. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a son. She said, "This time I will praise the Lord." So she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing children.