24. Giving his daughter a handmaid, named Zalpha. Now when Jacob had gone in to her according to custom when morning was come he saw it was Lia:
25. And he said to his father in law: What is it that thou didst mean to do? did not I serve thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me?
26. Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place, to give the younger in marriage first.
27. Make up the week of days of this match: and I will give thee her also, for the service that thou shalt render me other seven years.
28. He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel:
29. To whom her father gave Bala for her servant.
30. And having at length obtained the marriage he wished for, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and served with him other seven years.
31. And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.
32. And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Ruben, saying: The Lord saw my affliction: now my husband will love me.
33. And again she conceived and bore a son, and said: Because the Lord heard that I was despised, he hath given this also to me: and she called his name Simeon.
34. And she conceived the third time, and bore another son: and said: Now also my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons: and therefore she called hi sname Levi.
35. The fourth time she conceived and bore a son, and said: now will I praise the Lord: and for this she called him Juda. And she left bearing.