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33 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Because the Lord heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon (God hears). 34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me [as a companion], for I have given him three sons.” Therefore he was named [a]Levi. 35 Again she conceived and gave birth to a [fourth] son, and she said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” So she named him [b]Judah; then [for a time] she stopped bearing [children].

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:34 The exact meaning is uncertain, perhaps companion or attached or joined.
  2. Genesis 29:35 Possibly an abbreviation of “Praise YHWH.”

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