Genesis 34:11 Go deeper
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And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 1
שְׁכֶם֙she.KhemShechem
Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7927H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shechem
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 33:19, Genesis 34:2, Genesis 34:4, Genesis 34:6, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 34:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7927H; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 3
אָבִ֣יה'a.Vihfather her
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 4
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 5
אַחֶ֔יהָ'a.Chei.habrothers her
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 6
אֶמְצָא\־'em.tza'-let me find
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 7
חֵ֖ןchenfavor
Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: favor
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 8
בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.Khemin view your
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 9
וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.Sherand [that] which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 10
תֹּאמְר֛וּto.me.Ruyou will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 11
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 12
אֶתֵּֽן\׃'e.TenI will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 34:11 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Shechem | → | שְׁכֶם H7927H Shechem |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Dinah’s father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| and brothers | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| Grant me this favor | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| . . . | → | חֵן H2580 favor |
| . . . | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| and I will give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you whatever | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| you ask | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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