22 Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, those of them who were listed, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:

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22 From the descendants of Simeon:(A)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.

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12 The sons of (A)Simeon according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites; 13 of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites. 14 These are the clans of the Simeonites, (B)22,200.

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12 The descendants of Simeon by their clans were:

through Nemuel,(A) the Nemuelite clan;

through Jamin,(B) the Jaminite clan;

through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;

13 through Zerah,(C) the Zerahite clan;

through Shaul, the Shaulite clan.

14 These were the clans of Simeon;(D) those numbered were 22,200.(E)

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12 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, 13 his company as listed being 59,300.

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12 The tribe of Simeon(A) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.(B) 13 His division numbers 59,300.

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(A)“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
    weapons (B)of violence are their swords.
Let my soul come not into their council;
    (C)O my glory, (D)be not joined to their company.
For in their anger they killed men,
    and in their willfulness they (E)hamstrung oxen.

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“Simeon(A) and Levi(B) are brothers—
    their swords[a] are weapons of violence.(C)
Let me not enter their council,
    let me not join their assembly,(D)
for they have killed men in their anger(E)
    and hamstrung(F) oxen as they pleased.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

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10 The sons of Simeon:(A)

Jemuel,(B) Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar(C) and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

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24 Then he turned away from them and (A)wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

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24 He turned away from them and began to weep,(A) but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.(B)

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25 On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, (A)Simeon and Levi, (B)Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and went away. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. 29 All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (C)“You have brought trouble on me (D)by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, (E)the Canaanites and the Perizzites. (F)My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”

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25 Three days later, while all of them were still in pain,(A) two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon(B) and Levi,(C) Dinah’s brothers, took their swords(D) and attacked the unsuspecting city,(E) killing every male.(F) 26 They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword(G) and took Dinah(H) from Shechem’s house and left. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city(I) where[a] their sister had been defiled.(J) 28 They seized their flocks and herds and donkeys(K) and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields.(L) 29 They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children,(M) taking as plunder(N) everything in the houses.(O)

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble(P) on me by making me obnoxious(Q) to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land.(R) We are few in number,(S) and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 34:27 Or because

33 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon.[a]

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  1. Genesis 29:33 Simeon sounds like the Hebrew for heard

33 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I am not loved,(A) he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.[a](B)

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  1. Genesis 29:33 Simeon probably means one who hears.