She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“ Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.

她又怀孕生子，起名叫利未，说：“我给丈夫生了三个儿子，他必与我联合。”

她又怀孕生子，说：“我给丈夫生了三个儿子，现在，这次他必亲近我了。”因此，雅各给他起名叫利未。

她又怀孕生子，说：“我给丈夫生了三个儿子，现在，这次他必亲近我了。”因此，雅各给他起名叫利未。

她又再度怀孕，生了一个儿子，就说：“这次我丈夫一定会依恋我，因为我给他生了三个儿子。”于是，他给孩子取名叫利未。

她又怀孕，生了一个儿子，就说：“这一次，我的丈夫要依恋我了，因为我已经给他生了三个儿子。”因此给孩子起名叫利未。

她又怀孕，生了一个儿子，就说：“这次我丈夫必与我结合，因为我为他生了三个儿子。”因此给这孩子起名为利未。

她又懷孕生子，起名叫利未，說：「我給丈夫生了三個兒子，他必與我聯合。」

她又懷孕生子，說：「我給丈夫生了三個兒子，現在，這次他必親近我了。」因此，雅各給他起名叫利未。

她又懷孕生子，說：「我給丈夫生了三個兒子，現在，這次他必親近我了。」因此，雅各給他起名叫利未。

她又再度懷孕，生了一個兒子，就說：「這次我丈夫一定會依戀我，因為我給他生了三個兒子。」於是，他給孩子取名叫利未。

她又懷孕，生了一個兒子，就說：“這一次，我的丈夫要依戀我了，因為我已經給他生了三個兒子。”因此給孩子起名叫利未。

她又懷孕生子，就說：『如今這一次、我丈夫必同我聯合了，因為我給他生了三個兒子了』；因此她給孩子起名叫利未。

她又懷孕，生了一個兒子，就說：「這次我丈夫必與我結合，因為我為他生了三個兒子。」因此給這孩子起名為利未。

又妊生子、命名利未、曰、今生三子、夫必膠漆於我、

又妊生子、命名利未、曰、今生三子、夫必膠膝於我。

又孕生子、曰、我已生三子、夫今必與我聯合、故名之曰利未、利未譯即聯合之義

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.

She became pregnant again. She had a son. Then she said,“ Now at last my husband will value me. I have had three sons by him.” So the boy was named Levi.

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.

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!”

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.

And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said,“ Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore he was named Levi.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

So Moses stood at the entrance of the camp and said,“ Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” All the Levites gathered around him,and he said to them,“ Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel,‘ Each man fasten his sword on his side, and go back and forth from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and each one kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”The Levites did what Moses ordered, and that day about three thousand men of the people died.Moses said,“ You have been consecrated today for the LORD, for each of you was against his son or against his brother, so he has given a blessing to you today.”

Simeon and Levi are brothers, weapons of violence are their knives!O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel!

“ Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join with you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.They must be responsible to care for you and to care for the entire tabernacle. However, they must not come near the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, or both they and you will die.They must join with you, and they will be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent, but no unauthorized person may approach you.

In three days, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and went to the unsuspecting city and slaughtered every male.

Of Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one, whose authority you challenged at Massah, and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah.He said to his father and mother,“ I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.They will teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar.

A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.