וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֤ב אֶל־לָבָן֙ הָבָ֣ה אֶת־אִשְׁתִּ֔י כִּ֥י מָלְא֖וּ יָמָ֑י וְאָב֖וֹאָה אֵלֶֽיהָ׃
At sinabi ni Jacob kay Laban, “Ibigay mo na sa akin ang aking asawa, sapagkat naganap na ang aking mga araw, upang ako'y makasiping sa kanya.”
Midrash Tanchuma Buber
Another interpretation (of Gen. 29:31): WHEN THE LORD SAW THAT LEAH WAS HATED. < She was hated >, not because she was abhorrent to her husband, but because she had scolded him when Jacob had worked seven years for Rachel. Now his mother had said to him (in Gen. 27:44): AND YOU ARE TO STAY WITH HIM (Laban) FOR A WHILE, and he had stayed seven years. (Gen. 29:21, 23:) THEN JACOB SAID UNTO LABAN: GIVE ME MY WIFE…. AND, WHEN IT WAS EVENING, HE TOOK HIS DAUGHTER LEAH < AND BROUGHT HER TO HIM >. ALL NIGHT SHE PRETENDED TO BE RACHEL. When he arose in the morning (according to Gen. 29:25), THERE WAS LEAH. He said to her: Daughter of a swindler, why did you trick me? She said to him: < What about > you! Why did you trick your father? When he said to you: Is this my son Esau, you said to him (in Gen. 27:19): I AM ESAU YOUR FIRST-BORN. Now you are saying: Why have you tricked me? And did your father not say < to Esau > (in Gen. 27:35): YOUR BROTHER CAME WITH DECEIT? So because of these things with which she scolded him, he began to hate her. The Holy One said: There is no cure for this but sons. Then her husband will desire her. Thus (in Gen. 29:31): WHEN THE LORD SAW THAT LEAH WAS HATED, HE OPENED HER WOMB. David also gives praise (in Ps. 146:7): THE ONE WHO EXECUTES JUSTICE FOR THE OPPRESSED.33Gen. R. 71:2.
Aggadat Bereshit
[5] Another interpretation: And God saw who was hated, in the presence of her husband, when he rebuked her. When was this? As it is said, "And Jacob served Rachel for seven years" (Genesis 29:18). This is what his mother Rebekah told him, "And you shall dwell with him for a few days" (Genesis 27:44). And Jacob loved Rachel (Genesis 29:18). And Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife" (Genesis 29:21), and it was in the evening, and all night he lay with her, thinking that she was Rachel. When he woke up in the morning, he saw that it was Leah. He said to her, "Why have you deceived me?" She replied, "Didn't you deceive your father when he asked you, 'Are you my son Esau?' and you said, 'I am' (Genesis 27:19)? And when he blessed you, you said, 'Why have you deceived me?' But your father didn't say, 'Your brother Esau came with deceit and took your blessing' (Genesis 27:35)." Because of these things, which rebuked him, he began to hate her. God said, "Her only cure is to have children. I will give her children, and her husband will be humbled before her." Therefore, God saw that Leah was hated (Genesis 29:31). "He opens the womb" (Genesis 29:31). David mocks and says, "He executes justice for the oppressed; He gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free" (Psalms 146:7).
Bereshit Rabbah
“Jacob said to Laban: Give me my wife, as my time is fulfilled, and I will consort with her” (Genesis 29:21).
“Jacob said to Laban: Give me my wife” – Rabbi Aivu said: Even a dissolute person does not use that language, but Jacob said so: “Give me my wife…and I will consort with her”? Rather, this is what he said to him: ‘The Holy One blessed be He said to me that I would produce twelve tribes. Now, I am approximately eighty-four years old, and if I do not produce them now, when will I produce them?’ That is why it was necessary for the verse to say: “Jacob said to Laban: Give me my wife.”
“Jacob said to Laban: Give me my wife” – Rabbi Aivu said: Even a dissolute person does not use that language, but Jacob said so: “Give me my wife…and I will consort with her”? Rather, this is what he said to him: ‘The Holy One blessed be He said to me that I would produce twelve tribes. Now, I am approximately eighty-four years old, and if I do not produce them now, when will I produce them?’ That is why it was necessary for the verse to say: “Jacob said to Laban: Give me my wife.”