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Genesis 29:34

Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

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ASV

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

KJV

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029 →
עוֹד֮'OdagainH5750 →
וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205 →
בֵּן֒bena sonH1121 →
וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559 →
עַתָּ֤ה'a.TahnowH6258 →
הַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amthis timeH6471 →
יִלָּוֶ֤הyi.la.Vehhe will join himselfH3867 →
אִישִׁי֙'i.Shihusband myH376 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
יָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiI have borneH3205 →
ל֖וֹloto <the> him
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969 →
בָנִ֑יםva.NimsonsH1121 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּ֥ןken-foreH3651 →
קָרָֽא־ka.ra'-he calledH7121 →
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034 →
לֵוִֽי׃le.ViLeviH3878 →

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Exodus 32:26–29So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.Genesis 49:5–7Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Deuteronomy 33:8–10Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.Exodus 2:1Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,Genesis 34:25Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.Numbers 18:2–4But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.Numbers 18:2But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.Revelation 7:7from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,Genesis 30:20“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.

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