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32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben[a] because she said, “The Lord saw my harsh treatment, and now my husband will love me.” 33 She became pregnant again and gave birth to a son. She said, “The Lord heard that I was unloved, so he gave me this son too,” and she named him Simeon.[b] 34 She became pregnant again and gave birth to a son. She said, “Now, this time my husband will embrace me,[c] since I have given birth to three sons for him.” So she named him Levi.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:32 Or see, a son
  2. Genesis 29:33 Sounds like the Heb verb hear
  3. Genesis 29:34 Or be connected to me
  4. Genesis 29:34 Sounds like the Heb verb embrace, or connect

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