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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she conceived again, and bare a son,.... A fourth son, a son in whose line, and from whose tribe, the Messiah was to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 29:1-35
- Jacob’s Marriage 6. רחל rāchēl, Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה lê'âh, Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה zı̂lpâh, Zilpah,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Therefore was his name called Levi - לוי levi, joined; because she supposed that, in consequence of all these children,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 29:31-35
We have here the birth of four of Jacob's sons, all by Leah. Observe, 1. That Leah, who was less beloved, was blessed…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
joined From the root lavah, "to join." In Num 18:2; Num 18:4, this word lavahis especially used of the attachmentof the…
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