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Levi (patriarch)

The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words (Gen. 29:34), “This time will my husband be joined Heb. yillaveh] unto me.” He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah ([Gen. 34:25-31). He and his three sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven years (Ex. 6:16).

Male Born: 1756 BC

People and places

Half-siblings: Asher, Benjamin (patriarch), Dan (GEN 30:6), Gad (GEN 30:11), Joseph (son of Jacob), Naphtali

Siblings: Dinah, Issachar (GEN 30:18), Judah (patriarch), Reuben, Simeon (GEN 29:33), Zebulun

Children: Gershon, Jochebed, Kohath, Merari

Mother: Leah

Father: Jacob (Israel)

Selected passages

Show passage in OET: GEN 29:34

OET-RV GEN 29:34

34 Then she got pregnant again and gave birth to a third son, and she said, “This time now my husband will hold me close to him, because I’ve given him three sons.” That’s why she named the baby ‘Levi’ (which means ‘hold close’).

OET-LV GEN 29:34

34 And_she/it _conceived/became _pregnant again and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_she/it _said now the_time//this _time husband _of_my he _will _join _himself to_me if/because I _have _borne to_him/it three sons therefore yes/correct/thus/so he _called his/its_name Lēvī.

Show passage in OET: GEN 34:25-31

OET-RV GEN 34:25

25 Three days later when all those men were in pain from the cutting, two of Ya’akov’s sons, Shim’on (Simeon) and Levi who were Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and boldly attacked the city and slaughtered every male,

OET-RV GEN 34:26

26 including Hamor and his son Shekem. Then they retrieved Dinah from Shekem’s house and left the city.

OET-RV GEN 34:27

27 Then when Ya’akov’s other sons discovered that a slaughter had taken place, they looted the city because their sister had been violated—

OET-RV GEN 34:28

28 taking flocks and herds and donkeys—anything the was in the city or out in the countryside.

OET-RV GEN 34:29

29 They captured their women and children and took all their wealth and everything that was in their houses.

OET-RV GEN 34:30

30 Afterwards, Ya’akov scolded Shim’on and Levi, saying, “You two have made trouble for me by destroying my reputation with those who live in the land—the Kena’anim (Canaanites) and the Perizim. There’s only a few of us, and if they gather together to attack me and my household, then we’ll be destroyed—me and all my household.”

OET-RV GEN 34:31

31 But they responded, “Should he have gotten away with treating our sister like a prostitute?”

OET-LV GEN 34:25

25 And_he/it _was on_day the_third on_their_being in _pain and_ two _of the _sons _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) Shimˊōn and_Lēvī the _brothers _of Dināh _they _took each sword _of_his and_they _came on the_city security and_they _killed every _of male.

OET-LV GEN 34:26

26 And_DOM Ḩₐmōr and_DOM Shəkem his/its_son they _slew to_the_mouth _of the_sword and_they _took DOM Dināh from_the _house _of Shəkem and_they _went _out.

OET-LV GEN 34:27

27 The _sons _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ they _came on the_ones_slain and_they _plundered the_city that people _had _defiled sister _of_their.

OET-LV GEN 34:28

28 DOM flock[s]_of_their and_DOM herd[s]_of_their and_DOM donkeys _of_their and_DOM that_which was_in_city and_DOM that_which in _the_field they _took.

OET-LV GEN 34:29

29 And_DOM all _of wealth _of_their and_DOM all _of one[s]_of_their _little and_DOM wives _of_their they _took _captive and_they _plundered and_DOM all _of that was_in_house.

OET-LV GEN 34:30

30 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _said to Shimˊōn and_near/to Lēvī you(pl)_have _troubled DOM_me by_making_me _odious among_the _inhabitant[s]_of the_earth/land among_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] and_among_Pərizzī[s] and_I am_men _of number and_they _will _gather on_me and_they_will _attack _me and_ I and_household _of_my _I _will _be _destroyed.

OET-LV GEN 34:31

31 And_they _said like_a_prostitute will _he _do with sister _of_our.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (64)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: GEN 29:34

OET-RV GEN 29:34

34 Then she got pregnant again and gave birth to a third son, and she said, “This time now my husband will hold me close to him, because I’ve given him three sons.” That’s why she named the baby ‘Levi’ (which means ‘hold close’).

OET-LV GEN 29:34

34 And_she/it _conceived/became _pregnant again and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_she/it _said now the_time//this _time husband _of_my he _will _join _himself to_me if/because I _have _borne to_him/it three sons therefore yes/correct/thus/so he _called his/its_name Lēvī.

Show passage in OET: GEN 34:25

OET-RV GEN 34:25

25 Three days later when all those men were in pain from the cutting, two of Ya’akov’s sons, Shim’on (Simeon) and Levi who were Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and boldly attacked the city and slaughtered every male,

OET-LV GEN 34:25

25 And_he/it _was on_day the_third on_their_being in _pain and_ two _of the _sons _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) Shimˊōn and_Lēvī the _brothers _of Dināh _they _took each sword _of_his and_they _came on the_city security and_they _killed every _of male.

Show passage in OET: GEN 34:30

OET-RV GEN 34:30

30 Afterwards, Ya’akov scolded Shim’on and Levi, saying, “You two have made trouble for me by destroying my reputation with those who live in the land—the Kena’anim (Canaanites) and the Perizim. There’s only a few of us, and if they gather together to attack me and my household, then we’ll be destroyed—me and all my household.”

OET-LV GEN 34:30

30 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _said to Shimˊōn and_near/to Lēvī you(pl)_have _troubled DOM_me by_making_me _odious among_the _inhabitant[s]_of the_earth/land among_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] and_among_Pərizzī[s] and_I am_men _of number and_they _will _gather on_me and_they_will _attack _me and_ I and_household _of_my _I _will _be _destroyed.

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GEN: all 6 recorded references

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EXO: all 6 recorded references

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NUM: all 14 recorded references

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DEU: all 7 recorded references

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JOS: all 3 recorded references

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PSA: all 1 recorded references

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KI1: all 1 recorded references

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CH1: all 13 recorded references

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EZE: all 2 recorded references

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EZR: all 2 recorded references

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NEH: all 2 recorded references

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ZEC: all 1 recorded references

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MAL: all 3 recorded references

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HEB: all 2 recorded references

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REV: all 1 recorded references

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Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

GEN: 6 tagged passages

GEN 29:34: לֵוִֽי

GEN 34:25: וְ,לֵוִ֜י

GEN 34:30: לֵוִי֮

GEN 35:23: וְ,לֵוִ֣י

GEN 46:11: לֵוִ֑י

GEN 49:5: וְ,לֵוִ֖י

EXO: 6 tagged passages

EXO 1:2: לֵוִ֖י

EXO 2:1: לֵוִ֑י · לֵוִֽי

EXO 6:16: לֵוִי֙ · לֵוִ֔י

EXO 6:19: הַ,לֵּוִ֖י

EXO 32:26: לֵוִֽי

EXO 32:28: לֵוִ֖י

NUM: 14 tagged passages

NUM 1:49: לֵוִי֙

NUM 3:6: לֵוִ֔י

NUM 3:15: לֵוִ֔י

NUM 3:17: לֵוִ֖י

NUM 4:2: לֵוִ֑י

NUM 16:1: לֵוִ֑י

NUM 16:7: לֵוִֽי

NUM 16:8: לֵוִֽי

NUM 16:10: לֵוִ֖י

NUM 17:18: לֵוִ֑י

NUM 17:23: לֵוִ֑י

NUM 18:2: לֵוִ֜י

NUM 18:21: לֵוִ֔י

NUM 26:59: לֵוִ֔י · לְ,לֵוִ֖י

DEU: 7 tagged passages

DEU 10:8: הַ,לֵּוִ֔י

DEU 10:9: לְ,לֵוִ֛י

DEU 18:1: הַ,לְוִיִּ֜ם · לֵוִ֛י

DEU 21:5: לֵוִי֒

DEU 27:12: וְ,לֵוִ֣י

DEU 31:9: לֵוִ֔י

DEU 33:8: וּ,לְ,לֵוִ֣י

JOS: 3 tagged passages

JOS 13:14: הַ,לֵּוִ֔י

JOS 13:33: הַ,לֵּוִ֔י

JOS 21:10: לֵוִ֑י

PSA: 1 tagged passages

PSA 135:20: הַ֭,לֵּוִי

KI1: 1 tagged passages

KI1 12:31: לֵוִֽי

CH1: 13 tagged passages

CH1 2:1: לֵוִ֣י

CH1 5:27: לֵוִ֑י

CH1 6:1: לֵוִ֑י

CH1 6:23: לֵוִ֖י

CH1 6:28: לֵוִֽי

CH1 6:32: לֵוִֽי

CH1 9:18: לֵוִֽי

CH1 12:27: הַ,לֵּוִ֔י

CH1 21:6: וְ,לֵוִי֙

CH1 23:6: לֵוִ֔י

CH1 23:14: הַ,לֵּוִֽי

CH1 23:24: לֵוִי֩

CH1 24:20: לֵוִ֖י

EZE: 2 tagged passages

EZE 40:46: לֵוִ֛י

EZE 48:31: לֵוִ֖י

EZR: 2 tagged passages

EZR 8:15: לֵוִ֖י

EZR 8:18: לֵוִ֖י

NEH: 2 tagged passages

NEH 10:40: הַ,לֵּוִ֗י

NEH 12:23: לֵוִי֙

ZEC: 1 tagged passages

ZEC 12:13: לֵוִי֙

MAL: 3 tagged passages

MAL 2:4: לֵוִ֔י

MAL 2:8: הַ,לֵּוִ֔י

MAL 3:3: לֵוִי֙

HEB: 2 tagged passages

HEB 7:5: Λευί

HEB 7:9: Λευίς

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