Genesis 49:5

New Century Version

“Simeon and Levi are brothers who used their swords to do violence.

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A person who doesn’t work hard is just like someone who destroys things.

“South of Benjamin’s land, Simeon will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

from the tribe of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud;

So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and the pastures around them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,