²² Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.

³¹ Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

¹ And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.

¹⁹ And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.

²⁰ Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.

¹ And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken.

² And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

²¹ Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.

² But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

⁴² For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

⁹ He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.

³ See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.