You shall make a window [for light and ventilation] for the ark, and finish it to at least a cubit (eighteen inches) from the top—and set the [entry] door of the ark in its side; and you shall make it with lower, second and third decks.

and blinded the men who were at the entrance of the house, from the least important to the greatest, so they were unable to find the doorway.

And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have done to Your servant. For with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two bands.

Then went Laban into Jacob's tent, and into Lea's tent, and into two maidens' tents: but found them not. Then went he out of Lea's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

And Reuben went out in the wheat harvest and found mandragoras in the fields, and brought them unto his mother Lea. Then said Rachel to Lea, "Give me of thy son's mandragoras."

Then Jacob sent and called Rachel and Lea to the field unto his sheep,

Then answered Rachel and Lea and said unto him, "We have no part nor inheritance in our father's house:

Jacob lift up his eyes and saw his brother Esau come, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Lea and unto Rachel and unto the two maidens.

And he put the maidens and their children foremost, and Lea and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

Lea also and her children came and did their obeisance. And last of all came Joseph and Rachel and did their obeisance.

Dina, the daughter of Lea which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

The sons of Lea: Reuben, Jacob's eldest son, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulon.

The sons of Zilpah, Lea's maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons which were born him in Mesopotamia.

And Laban had two daughters, the eldest called Lea and the youngest Rachel.

Lea was tender eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

And when even was come, he took Lea his daughter and brought her to him and he went in unto her.

And Laban gave unto his daughter Lea, Zilpah his maid, to be her servant.

And when the morning was come, behold, it was Lea. Then said he to Laban, "Wherefore hast thou played thus with me? Did not I serve thee for Rachel? Wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?"

So lay he by Rachel also, and loved Rachel more than Lea, and served him yet seven years more.

When the LORD saw that Lea was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rachel was barren.

And Lea conceived and bare a son, and called his name Reuben, for she said, "The LORD hath looked upon my tribulation. And now my husband will love me."

When Lea saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

And Zilpah Lea's maid bare Jacob a son.

Then said Lea, "Good luck," and called his name Gad.

And Zilpah, Lea's maid, bare Jacob another son.

Then said Lea, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And called his name Asher.

And Lea answered, "Is it not enough, that thou hast taken away my husband, but wouldest take away my son's mandragoras also?" Then said Rachel, "Well, let him sleep with thee this night, for thy son's mandragoras."

And when Jacob came from the fields at even, Lea went out to meet him, and said, "Come in to me, for I have bought thee with my son's mandragoras." And he slept with her that night.

And God heard Lea, that she conceived and bare unto Jacob the fifth son.

Then said Lea, "God hath given me my reward, because I gave my maiden to my husband." And she called him Issachar.

And Lea conceived yet again and bare Jacob the sixth son.

These be the children of Lea which she bare unto Jacob in Mesopotamia with his daughter Dina. All these souls of his sons and daughters make thirty and six.

These are the children of Zilpah whom Laban gave to Lea his daughter. And these she bare unto Jacob in number sixteen souls.

There they buried Abraham and Sara his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebecca his wife. And there I buried Lea: