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Genesis 29:33
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Genesis 29:33
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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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- Genesis 29:33 Lit. hated
- Genesis 29:33 Lit. Heard
Genesis 29:33
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Genesis 29:33
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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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 29:33 Simeon probably means one who hears.
Genesis 29:34
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Genesis 29:34
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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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- Genesis 29:34 Lit. Attached
Genesis 29:34
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Genesis 29:34
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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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 29:34 Levi sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for attached.
Genesis 42:24
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Genesis 42:24
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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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Genesis 42:24
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Genesis 42:24
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24 He turned away from them and began to weep,(A) but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.(B)
Genesis 49:5-7
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Genesis 49:5-7
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5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of [a]cruelty are in their dwelling place.
6 (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.
7 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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- Genesis 49:5 violence
- Genesis 49:6 lamed
Genesis 49:5-7
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Genesis 49:5-7
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5 “Simeon(A) and Levi(B) are brothers—
their swords[a] are weapons of violence.(C)
6 Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,(D)
for they have killed men in their anger(E)
and hamstrung(F) oxen as they pleased.
7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and their fury,(G) so cruel!(H)
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.(I)
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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