Genesis 29:1-35 NLT Text Notes

*Gen 29:17 Or Leah had dull eyes, or Leah had soft eyes. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

*Gen 29:32 Reuben means “Look, a son!” It also sounds like the Hebrew for “He has seen my misery.”

*Gen 29:33 Simeon probably means “one who hears.”

*Gen 29:34 Levi sounds like a Hebrew term that means “being attached” or “feeling affection for.”

*Gen 29:35 Judah is related to the Hebrew term for “praise.”