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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 30, Verse 18

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And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
King James Version
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
American Standard Version
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
New English Translation
Then Leah said,“God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” So she named him Issachar.
World English Bible
Leah said, "God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband." She named him Issachar.
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And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
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And Leah said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
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And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
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And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
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And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
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And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
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And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
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Give [me] my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
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And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
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And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give [it].