Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me,^h because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.ⁱ

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Cross references

h Ge 30:20; 1Sa 1:2–4
i Ge 34:25; 46:11; 49:5–7; Ex 2:1; 6:16,19; Nu 1:47; 3:17–20; 26:57; Dt 33:8; 1Ch 6:1,16; 23:6–24,13–14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “At last, my husband will become attached to me because I have borne three sons for him.” Therefore he was named Levi.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said, “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. Then she said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, for I have borne him three sons.” Therefore, she called his name Levi.

KJV 1900King James Version

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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