33 Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am [a]unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” And she called his name [b]Simeon.

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  1. Genesis 29:33 Lit. hated
  2. Genesis 29:33 Lit. Heard

34 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called [a]Levi.

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  1. Genesis 29:34 Lit. Attached

24 And he turned himself away from them and (A)wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took (B)Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

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“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of [a]cruelty are in their dwelling place.
(A)Let not my soul enter their council;
Let not my honor be united (B)to their assembly;
(C)For in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they [b]hamstrung an ox.
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
(D)I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:5 violence
  2. Genesis 49:6 lamed

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