Study it in the app“She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because YHWH has heard that I am hated, he has given me this one too.” And she called his name Simeon.”
She conceivedוַתַּהַרagainעוֹדand boreוַתֵּלֶדa son,בֵּןand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“BecauseכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas heardשָׁמַעthatכִּיIאָנֹכִיam hated,שְׂנוּאָהhe has givenוַיִּתֶּןmeלִיthis oneאֶת זֶהtoo.”גַּםAnd she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹSimeon.שִׁמְעוֹן
conceive
Become pregnant, conceive; figuratively, conceive a plan.
Where else “tahar” appearsbear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearslisten
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shama” appearslove less
To love one less than another, even without hating him outright.
Where else “senua” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appearsname
To give someone a name.
Where else “tikra” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsSimeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appears“Simeon” (Shimon) sounds like “he heard” (shama).
32Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because YHWH has seen my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”
33 · This verse (above)
34She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” That is why he called his name Levi.
1. What it says
What happened when Jacob’s seven years of service were over, and what did he say to Laban (vv. 20-28)?
2. What it means
What irony is there in Jacob, who deceived his father, now being deceived by Laban (v. 25)?
3. How I live it
How can you stay honest with others even when the opposite would suit you better?
