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Genesis 29:32
New English Translation
Genesis 29:32
New English Translation
32 So Leah became pregnant[a] and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,[b] for she said, “The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition.[c] Surely my husband will love me now.”
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- Genesis 29:32 tn Or “Leah conceived” (also in vv. 33, 34, 35).
- Genesis 29:32 sn The name Reuben (רְאוּבֵן, reʾuven) means “look, a son.”
- Genesis 29:32 tn Heb “looked on my affliction.”sn Leah’s explanation of the name Reuben reflects a popular etymology, not an exact one. The name means literally “look, a son.” Playing on the Hebrew verb “look,” she observes that the Lord has “looked” with pity on her oppressed condition. See further S. R. Driver, Genesis, 273.
Genesis 29:32
New International Version
Genesis 29:32
New International Version
32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(A) She named him Reuben,[a](B) for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery.(C) Surely my husband will love me now.”
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- Genesis 29:32 Reuben sounds like the Hebrew for he has seen my misery; the name means see, a son.
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