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Sforno on Genesis 30:22/ספורנו על בראשית ל׳:כ״ב

אוַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת רָחֵל. שֶׁהִשְׁתַּדְּלָה לְהוֹלִיד בְּהַכְנִיסָה צָרָתָהּ לְבֵיתָהּ וּבְעִנְיַן הַדּוּדָאִים.
1Elokim remembered Rochel. He remembered the efforts she made to produce offspring for Yaakov by giving him her maidservant and acquiring the jasmine flowers.
בוַיִּשְׁמַע אֵלֶיהָ אֱלֹהִים. שֶׁהִתְפַּלְלָה אַחַר שֶׁעָשְׂתָה שְׁנֵי מִינֵי הִשְׁתַּדְּלוּת:
2 And Elokim perceived (literally, “heard”). After she made the two efforts mentioned above, she then prayed to Him and He heard her prayers.