32Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,29:32 Reuben sounds like the Hebrew for he has seen my misery; the name means see, a son. for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.”
32Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and named him 29:32 I.e., see, a sonReuben, for she said, “Because the Lord has 29:32 Lit looked atseen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.”
32Leah conceived and gave birth to a son and named him Reuben (See, a son!), for she said, “Because the Lord has seen my humiliation and suffering; now my husband will love me [since I have given him a son].”
32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben,29:32 Reuben means Look, a son and also sounds like the Hebrew for He has seen my misery. for she said, “The Lord has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”