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And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 1
אֹתָ֜הּ'o.Tah<obj.> her
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 34:2 word 2
שְׁכֶ֧םshe.KhemShechem
Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7927H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shechem
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 33:19, Genesis 34:4, Genesis 34:6, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 34:11, Genesis 34:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7927H; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 3
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 34:2 word 4
חֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorHamor
Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2544
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hamor
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 33:19, Genesis 34:4, Genesis 34:6, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2544; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 5
הַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.Vithe Hivite
Lemma: חִוִּי (chiv.vi) · Strong's: H2340
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Hivite
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 10:17, Genesis 36:2, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2340; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 6
נְשִׂ֣יאne.Si'[the] chief of
Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: leader
Used 130 times. Also: Genesis 17:20, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 25:16, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 22:28, Exodus 34:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5387A; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 7
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 8
וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 9
אֹתָ֛הּ'o.Tah<obj.> her
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 34:2 word 10
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.Kavand he lay with
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to lie down: have sex
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901I; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 11
אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tahwith <the> her
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 12
וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ\׃vay.'a.Ne.haand he humiliated her
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to afflict
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Exodus 1:11, Exodus 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Genesis 34:2 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Shechem | → | שְׁכֶם H7927H Shechem |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Hamor | → | חֲמוֹר H2544 Hamor |
| the Hivite | → | חִוִּי H2340 Hivite |
| the prince | → | נָשִׂיא H5387A leader |
| of the region | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| her | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| he took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| her | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and lay | → | שָׁכַב H7901I to lie down: have sex |
| with her | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| by force | → | עָנָה H6031B to afflict |
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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