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Genesis 29:34-35
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34 Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Levi.[a] Leah said, “Now, surely my husband will be close to me. I have given him three sons.”

35 Then Leah gave birth to another son. She named him Judah.[b] Leah named him this because she said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” Then Leah stopped having children.

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  1. 29:34 Levi This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “be close to.”
  2. 29:35 Judah This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “praise.”
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Genesis 29:34-35
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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)

35 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah.[b](C) Then she stopped having children.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:34 Levi sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for attached.
  2. Genesis 29:35 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
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