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Genesis 29:34-35
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 29:34-35
Contemporary English Version
34 When Leah's third son was born, she said, “Now my husband will hold me close.” So this son was named Levi.[a] 35 She had one more son and named him Judah,[b] because she said, “I'll praise the Lord!”
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Genesis 29:34-35
New International Version
Genesis 29:34-35
New International Version
34 Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me,(A) because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.[a](B)
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.[b](C) Then she stopped having children.(D)
Footnotes
- 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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