Verse 33
Genesis 29:33
New Living Translation
33
She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, “The LORD heard that I was unloved and has given me another son.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תַּ֣הַר עוֹד֮ וַ/תֵּ֣לֶד בֵּן֒ וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי שָׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי שְׂנוּאָ֣ה אָנֹ֔כִי וַ/יִּתֶּן לִ֖/י גַּם אֶת זֶ֑ה וַ/תִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖/וֹ שִׁמְעֽוֹן
English Translation
And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, He has given me this one also.” And she called his name Simeon.
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Chapter 29 Context
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Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east.
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He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiti...
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It was the custom there to wait for all the flocks to arrive before removing the stone and watering...
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Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, “Where are you from, my friends?” “We are from Haran,” t...
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“Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” he asked. “Yes, we do,” they replied.
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“Is he doing well?” Jacob asked. “Yes, he’s well,” they answered. “Look, here comes his daughter Rac...
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Jacob said, “Look, it’s still broad daylight — too early to round up the animals. Why don’t you wate...
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“We can’t water the animals until all the flocks have arrived,” they replied. “Then the shepherds mo...
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Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father’s flock, for she was a shepher...
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And because Rachel was his cousin — the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother — and because the sh...
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Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.
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He explained to Rachel that he was her cousin on her father’s side — the son of her aunt Rebekah. So...
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As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and ki...
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Laban exclaimed, “You really are my own flesh and blood!” <b>Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel</b> After...
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Laban said to him, “You shouldn’t work for me without pay just because we are relatives. Tell me how...
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Now Laban had two daughters. The older daughter was named Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.
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There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face.
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Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told her father, “I’ll work for you for seven years if you’l...
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“Agreed!” Laban replied. “I’d rather give her to you than to anyone else. Stay and work with me.”
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So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to...
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Finally, the time came for him to marry her. “I have fulfilled my agreement,” Jacob said to Laban. “...
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So Laban invited everyone in the neighborhood and prepared a wedding feast.
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But that night, when it was dark, Laban took Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her.
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(Laban had given Leah a servant, Zilpah, to be her maid.)
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But when Jacob woke up in the morning — it was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob raged at Laba...
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“It’s not our custom here to marry off a younger daughter ahead of the firstborn,” Laban replied.
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“But wait until the bridal week is over; then we’ll give you Rachel, too — provided you promise to w...
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So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel...
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(Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.)
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So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for...
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31
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conce...
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32
So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has n...
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33
She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, “T...
34
Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said...
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Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said, “N...
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