Kaisipang Hudyo sa Genesis 30:21: Dirshuni I

"And Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a boy... and became pregnant again and gave birth ... and became pregnant again and gave birth to a boy ... and became pregnant... and gave birth to a boy to Ya'akov ... and became pregnant again and gave birth to a boy ... and afterwards she birthed a girl" (Bereishit 29:32-30:21).

What is "And afterwards" (Bereishit 30:21)? -- After all the sons, a daughter. There are those who explain "after" is the language of distress, and those who explain it is the language of joy. The language of distress, since Ya'akov did not make a feast for the birth of Dinah, and he did not come when her mother named her, rather the proclamation went out and said "A daughter has been born to Ya'akov" and the world continued in its way. The language of joy, that Leah had been craving a daughter. Before this she had tried to please her husband Ya'akov with male children, and to outdo her sister with male children. After this, when Leah birthed these males, she only wanted a daughter for herself.