33 Then she conceived again and bore a son and said, “(A)Because the Lord has [a]heard that I am [b]unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon. 34 She conceived again and bore a son and said, “Now this time my husband will become [c]attached 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 the Lord.” Therefore she named him [e](C)Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

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Footnotes

  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