She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him Simeon.
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She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him Simeon.
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And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
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And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Because the LORD hath heard that I am hated, He hath therefore given me this son also.' And she called his name Simeon.
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Passages linked to Genesis 29:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 34:25 On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.
- Genesis 30:6 Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.
- Genesis 30:8 Rachel said, “I have wrestled with my sister with mighty wrestlings, and have prevailed.” She named him Naphtali.
- Genesis 30:18 Leah said, “God has given me my hire, because I gave my servant to my husband.” She named him Issachar.
- Genesis 30:20 Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons.” She named him Zebulun.
- Genesis 34:30 Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.”
- Genesis 35:23 The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 42:24 He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.
- Genesis 49:5-6 “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence. My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 29:33 And she conceived again, and bare a…
Gen 29:33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I [was] hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name Simeon.
Ver. 33. And she conceived again.] God usually heapeth his favours upon those whom others slight, and look aloof on.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The Lord hath heard, i.e. perceived or understood; hearing…
The Lord hath heard, i.e. perceived or understood; hearing being oft put for understanding.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And she conceived again, and bare a son,.... A…
And she conceived again, and bare a son,.... A third time, as soon as she well could after the former birth:
and said, now this time will my husband be joined to me; in greater affection and stronger ties of love, and cleave unto her:
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because I have born him three sons; which she considered as a threefold cord, binding his affections to her, which could not be easily broke:
and therefore was his name called Levi; which signifies "joined"; from him the Levites sprung, and had their name.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. She called his name Simeon.] שמעון shimon,…
Verse 33. She called his name Simeon.] שמעון shimon, hearing; i.e., God had blessed her with another son, because he had heard that she was hated - loved less than Rachel was.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Despised, or the hated wife, Deuteronomy xxi. 15. ---…
Despised, or the hated wife, Deuteronomy xxi. 15. --- Simeon, "hearing or obedient."
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 33. Simeon — Which means a hearing. Jehovah first…
33. Simeon — Which means a hearing. Jehovah first looked; then he heard. Still she feels bitterly the lack of a husband’s love. Her use of the word hated in this verse illustrates the peculiar meaning of that term. Comp. Gen_29:30.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. heard] Heb. shama; cf. Gen_16:11.
33. heard] Heb. shama; cf. Gen_16:11.
Simeon] Heb. Shimeon. The meaning of this name is very likely that of an animal, “the hyaena”; cf. the Arabic sim‘, the hybrid offspring of the hyaena and the female wolf.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And she conceived again, and bare a son (probably…
And she conceived again, and bare a son (probably the following year); and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated (the birth of Reuben had obviously not answered Leah"s expectations in increasing Jacob"s love), he hath therefore given me this son also (She faith and piety of Leah are as conspicuous as her affection for Jacob): and she called his name Simeoni.e. Hearing, because God had heard that she was hated (ut supra).
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Then she conceived
Then she conceived
"Then Leah became pregnant"
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bore a son
"gave birth to a son"
Yahweh has heard that I am unloved
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh has heard that my husband does not love me" (See: Active or Passive)
she called his name Simeon
Translators may also add a footnote that says "The name Simeon means 'heard.'" (See: How to Translate Names)
will my husband be attached to me
"my husband will embrace me"
I have borne him three sons
"I have given birth to three sons for him"
his name was called Levi
Translators may also add a footnote that says "The name Levi means 'attached.'" (See: How to Translate Names)
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Simeon
Levi
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 29:33 Leah named her second son Simeon. The name…
29:33 Leah named her second son Simeon. The name suggests that she had cried out to the Lord and was heard (cp. 16:11).
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