²³ And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

²⁵ Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon `me', to take away my reproach among men.

¹ And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.

³¹ And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.

⁵ but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

⁶ And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

²¹ And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

²⁷ to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.