from the tribeof Simeontwelvethousand,from the tribeof Levitwelvethousand,from the tribeof Issachartwelvethousand,
She conceivedagainand borea sonand said,"Nowthistimemy husbandwill becomeattachedto me, becauseI have bornehim threesons."Thereforehe was namedLevi.
Then Leahsaid,"Godhas givenme my wagesbecauseI gavemy maidto my husband."So she namedhim Issachar.
the sonsof Leah:Reuben,Jacob'sfirstborn,then Simeonand Leviand Judahand Issacharand Zebulun;
"He ties[his] foalto the vine,And his donkey'scoltto the choicevine;He washeshis garmentsin wine,And his robesin the bloodof grapes.
"Simeonand Leviare brothers;Their swordsare implementsof violence.
Theseare the namesof the sonsof Leviaccording to their generations:Gershonand Kohathand Merari;and the lengthof Levi'slifewas one hundredand thirty-sevenyears.
Of the sonsof Simeon,their genealogicalregistrationby their families,by their fathers'households,their numberedmen, according to the numberof names,headby head,everymalefrom twentyyearsoldand upward,whoever[was able to] goout to war,
Now the nameof the slainmanof Israelwhowas slainwith the Midianitewoman,was Zimrithe sonof Salu,a leaderof a father'shouseholdamong the Simeonites.
Theseare the familiesof the Simeonites,22,200
Then the secondlotfellto Simeon,to the tribeof the sonsof Simeonaccording to their families,and their inheritancewas in the midstof the inheritanceof the sonsof Judah.
The fourthlotfellto Issachar,to the sonsof Issacharaccording to their families.
from the tribeof Ashertwelvethousand,from the tribeof Naphtalitwelvethousand,from the tribeof Manassehtwelvethousand,
from the tribeof Zebuluntwelvethousand,from the tribeof Josephtwelvethousand,from the tribeof Benjamin,twelvethousand[were] sealed.
Then Judahsaidto Simeonhis brother,"Comeup with me into the territoryallottedme, that we may fightagainst the Canaanites;and I in turnwill gowith you into the territoryallottedyou." So Simeonwentwith him.
