17. God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.
18. 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.
19. Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.
20. Then Leah said, “God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.
21. After that she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
22. Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.
23. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said, “God has taken away my shame.”
24. She named him Joseph, saying, “May the Lord give me yet another son.”
25. After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.
26. Let me take my wives and my children whom I have acquired by working for you. Then I’ll depart, because you know how hard I’ve worked for you.”
27. But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me on account of you.”
28. He added, “Just name your wages – I’ll pay whatever you want.”