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Genesis 29:33

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 29:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also. And she called his name Simeon.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also. And she called his name Simeon.
Genesis 29:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
31And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.
32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, Because Jehovah hath looked upon my affliction. For now my husband will love me.
33And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also. And she called his name Simeon.
34And 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.
35And she conceived again, and bare a son. And she said, This time will I praise Jehovah. Therefore she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And she conceived again, and bare a son, etc.] As soon as she well could. The Jews f1485 have a notion, that Leah brought forth her sons at seven months’ end: and said, because the Lord hath heard that I [was] hated; or less loved than her sister: he hath therefore given me this [son] also; to comfort her under the trial and exercise, and engage her husband’s love the more unto her: and she called his name Simeon: which signifies “hearing”, and answers to the reason of her having him as she concluded.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“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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