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And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 34:14 word 1

אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hemto them

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 34:14 word 2

לֹ֤אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 3

נוּכַל֙nu.Khalwe are able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 4

לַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.soTto do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 5

הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe thing

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 6

הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 7

לָתֵת֙la.Tetto give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 34:14 word 8

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 34:14 word 9

אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ'a.cho.Te.nusister our

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 34:14 word 10

לְאִ֖ישׁle.'Ishto a man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 11

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom

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 34:14 word 12

עָרְלָ֑ה'a.re.Laha foreskin

Lemma: עׇרְלָה (or.lah) · Strong's: H6190H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: foreskin

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 17:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:24, Genesis 17:25, Exodus 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6190H; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 13

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 14

חֶרְפָּ֥הcher.Pah[is] a reproach

Lemma: חֶרְפָּה (cher.pah) · Strong's: H2781

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: reproach

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 30:23, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Samuel 13:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2781; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 15

הִ֖ואhi'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 34:14 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

We cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
such	→	זֶה H2088 this
a thing	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
To give	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
our sister	→	אָחוֹת H0269 sister
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
to	→
an uncircumcised man	→	עׇרְלָה H6190H foreskin
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
would be a disgrace	→	חֶרְפָּה H2781 reproach
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
to us	→

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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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