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Genesis 29:34

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.

KJV

Concepitque tertio, et genuit alium filium : dixitque : Nunc quoque copulabitur mihi maritus meus : eo quod pepererim ei tres filios : et idcirco appellavit nomen ejus Levi.

Vulgate

⸂⸆⸃ καὶ συνέλαβεν ἔτι καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱόν, καὶ εἶπεν Ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ πρὸς ἐμοῦ ἔσται ὁ ἀνήρ μου, τέτοκα γὰρ αὐτῷ τρεῖς υἱούς· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Λευί.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/תַּ֣הַר עוֹד֮ וַ/תֵּ֣לֶד בֵּן֒ וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר עַתָּ֤ה הַ/פַּ֨עַם֙ יִלָּוֶ֤ה אִישִׁ/י֙ אֵלַ֔/י כִּֽי יָלַ֥דְתִּי ל֖/וֹ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים עַל כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא שְׁמ֖/וֹ לֵוִֽי

Hebrew

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In this verse

People LeviLevi

In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֵוִ֖י
lvy
noun · 60×
נּוּ
nv
verb · 25×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
פַּ֣עַם
p'm
noun · 117×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
תַּ֖הַר
thr
verb · 43×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 33:8 — And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
  • Exod 2:1 — And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
  • Exod 32:26 — Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD’s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
  • Gen 34:25 — And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the ma
  • Gen 35:23 — The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
  • Gen 46:11 — And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • Gen 46:11 — And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • Gen 49:5 — Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
  • Num 18:2 — And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister bef
  • Num 18:2 — And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister bef
  • Rev 7:7 — Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.