22 From the (A)children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, 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 Simeon according to their families were: of [a]Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of [b]Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; 13 of [c]Zerah, the family of the Zarhites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred.

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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 “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.” 13 And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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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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“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of [a]cruelty are in their dwelling place.
(A)Let not my soul enter their council;
Let not my honor be united (B)to their assembly;
(C)For in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they [b]hamstrung an ox.

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  1. Genesis 49:5 violence
  2. Genesis 49:6 lamed

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

10 (A)The sons of Simeon were [a]Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, [b]Jachin, [c]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 And he turned himself away from them and (A)wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took (B)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 Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, (A)Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males. 26 And they (B)killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled. 28 They took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field, 29 and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses.

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (C)“You have (D)troubled me (E)by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; (F)and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”

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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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  1. Genesis 34:27 Or because

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

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  1. Genesis 29:33 Lit. hated
  2. Genesis 29:33 Lit. 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.