Genesis 29:32
And Leah conceived and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Because my affliction was manifest before the Lord; for now will my husband love me.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
31And the Lord saw that Leah was hated, and He gave her to conceive, but Rahel was barren.
Cross References
Genesis 16:11And the Angel of the Lord said to her, Behold, thou hast conceived, and shalt give birth to a son, and thou shalt call his name Yishmael, because the Lord hath heard thy prayer.
Genesis 35:22And it was while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the concubine of his father. And Israel heard it. And the sons of Jakob were twelve.
Genesis 37:21And Reuben heard, and delivered him out of their hands, and said, Let us not slay his life.
Genesis 42:22And Reuben answered them, saying, Did not I tell you, saying, Do not sin against the youth? But you, would not hearken. Thus, behold, his blood is required.
Genesis 46:8And these are the names of the sons of Israel which came into Mizraim, Jakob and his sons. The firstborn of Jakob, Reuben.
Exodus 3:7And the Lord said, The bondage of My people who is in Mizraim is verily disclosed before Me, and before Me is heard their cry on account of their toils; for their afflictions are disclosed before me;
Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:32-35
Increase of Jacob's Family. ( b. c. 1749.) 31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceived again, and bare a… Read the whole commentary →