Genesis 29:33-35
Legacy Standard Bible
33 Then she conceived again and bore a son and said, “(A)Because Yahweh has [a]heard that I am [b]unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon. 34 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “Now this time my husband will be [c]joined to me because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore he was named (B)Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “This time I will [d]praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him [e](C)Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
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- Genesis 29:33 Heb shama, related to Simeon
- Genesis 29:33 Lit hated
- Genesis 29:34 Heb lavah, related to Levi
- Genesis 29:35 Heb jadah, related to Judah
- Genesis 29:35 Heb Jehudah
Genesis 29:33-35
New International Version
33 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I am not loved,(A) he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.[a](B)
34 Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me,(C) because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.[b](D)
35 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah.[c](E) Then she stopped having children.(F)
Footnotes
- Genesis 29:33 Simeon probably means one who hears.
- Genesis 29:34 Levi sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for attached.
- Genesis 29:35 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
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