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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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  1. Genesis 29:33 Heb shama, related to Simeon
  2. Genesis 29:33 Lit hated
  3. Genesis 29:34 Heb lavah, related to Levi
  4. Genesis 29:35 Heb jadah, related to Judah
  5. Genesis 29:35 Heb Jehudah

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)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:33 Simeon probably means one who hears.
  2. Genesis 29:34 Levi sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for attached.
  3. Genesis 29:35 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.