Genesis 29:34

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.

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  • Gen 49:5-7 : 5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; deceit and force are their secret designs. 6 Take no part in their secrets, O my soul; keep far away, O my heart, from their meetings; for in their wrath they put men to death, and for their pleasure even oxen were wounded. 7 A curse on their passion for it was bitter; and on their wrath for it was cruel. I will let their heritage in Jacob be broken up, driving them from their places in Israel.
  • Exod 32:26-29 : 26 Then Moses took his place at the way into the tents, and said, Whoever is on the Lord's side, let him come to me. And all the sons of Levi came together to him. 27 And he said to them, This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Let every man take his sword at his side, and go from one end of the tents to the other, putting to death his brother and his friend and his neighbour. 28 And the sons of Levi did as Moses said; and about three thousand of the people were put to death that day. 29 And Moses said, You have made yourselves priests to the Lord this day; for every one of you has made the offering of his son and his brother; the blessing of the Lord is on you this day.
  • Num 18:2-4 : 2 Let your brothers, the family of Levi, come near with you, so that they may be joined with you and be your servants: but you and your sons with you are to go in before the ark of witness. 3 They are to do your orders and be responsible for the work of the Tent; but they may not come near the vessels of the holy place or the altar, so that death may not overtake them or you. 4 They are to be joined with you in the care of the Tent of meeting, doing whatever is needed for the Tent: and no one of any other family may come near you.
  • Deut 33:8-9 : 8 And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the test at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah; 9 Who said of his father, Who is he? and of his mother, I have not seen her; he kept himself separate from his brothers and had no knowledge of his children: for they have given ear to your word and kept your agreement. 10 They will be the teachers of your decisions to Jacob and of your law to Israel: the burning of perfumes before you will be their right, and the ordering of burned offerings on your altar.
  • Exod 2:1 : 1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
  • Gen 34:25 : 25 But on the third day after, before the wounds were well, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came into the town by surprise and put all the males to death.
  • Gen 35:23 : 23 Now Jacob had twelve sons: the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;
  • Gen 46:11 : 11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;

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    35 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.

  • Gen 29:31-33
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    31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

    32 And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.

    33 Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.

  • Gen 30:17-24
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    17 And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.

    18 Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.

    19 And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.

    20 And she said, God has given me a good bride-price; now at last will I have my husband living with me, for I have given him six sons: and she gave him the name Zebulun.

    21 After that she had a daughter, to whom she gave the name Dinah.

    22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.

    23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

    24 And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.

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    23 Now Jacob had twelve sons: the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;

  • Gen 38:3-5
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    3 And she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Er.

    4 And again she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Onan.

    5 Then she had another son, to whom she gave the name Shelah; she was at Chezib when the birth took place.

  • Exod 2:1-2
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    1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.

    2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

  • Gen 30:9-13
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    9 When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.

    10 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.

    11 And Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad.

    12 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.

    13 And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.

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    27 And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.

  • Hos 1:8
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    8 Now when Lo-ruhamah had been taken from the breast, the woman gave birth to a son.

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    11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;

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    5 And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.

  • Exod 1:2-3
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    2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

    3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

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    17 And when her pain was very great, the woman who was helping her said, Have no fear; for now you will have another son.

  • Gen 30:7
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    7 And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.

  • Gen 30:3
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    3 Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.

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    1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;

  • 1 Chr 6:1
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    1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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    17 Then the woman became with child and gave birth to a son at the time named, in the year after, as Elisha had said to her.

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    17 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

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    27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

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    16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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    24 And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.