32 So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name [a]Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely (A)looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.” 33 Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am [b]unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” And she called his name [c]Simeon. 34 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called [d]Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name (B)Judah.[e] Then she stopped bearing.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:32 Lit. See, a Son
  2. Genesis 29:33 Lit. hated
  3. Genesis 29:33 Lit. Heard
  4. Genesis 29:34 Lit. Attached
  5. Genesis 29:35 Lit. Praise

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