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And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: (KJV)
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וַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.Nuand they answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 1
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 2
יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 4
שְׁכֶ֨םshe.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 34:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7927H; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 5
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 6
חֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorHamor
Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2544
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hamor
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 33:19, Genesis 34:2, Genesis 34:4, Genesis 34:6, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2544; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 7
אָבִ֛יו'a.Vivfather his
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 34:13 word 8
בְּמִרְמָ֖הbe.mir.Mahwith deceit
Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: deceit
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 9
וַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּvay.da.Be.ruand they spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat
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 34:13 word 11
טִמֵּ֔אti.Me'he had defiled
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to defile
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 12
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 13
דִּינָ֥הdi.NahDinah
Lemma: דִּינָה (di.nah) · Strong's: H1783
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Dinah
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 30:21, Genesis 34:1, Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1783; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 14
אֲחֹתָֽם\׃'a.cho.Tamsister their
Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sister
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Genesis 34:13 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But because | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| [Shechem] had defiled | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| their sister | → | אָחוֹת H0269 sister |
| Dinah | → | דִּינָה H1783 Dinah |
| Jacob’s | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| answered | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| [him] | → | שְׁכֶם H7927H Shechem |
| and his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| Hamor | → | חֲמוֹר H2544 Hamor |
| deceitfully | → | מִרְמָה H4820 deceit |
| . . . | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
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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