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And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done. (KJV)
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וּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.Neiand [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 34:7 word 1
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 34:7 word 2
בָּ֤אוּBa.'uthey came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 3
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 4
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.Dehthe field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 5
כְּשָׁמְעָ֔םke.sha.me.'Amwhen heard they
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 6
וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙vai.yit.'a.tze.Vuand they were indignant
Lemma: עָצַב (a.tsav) · Strong's: H6087A
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtw3mp)
Meaning: to hurt
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 6:6, Genesis 45:5, 1 Samuel 20:3, 1 Samuel 20:34, 2 Samuel 19:2, 1 Kings 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6087A; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 7
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 8
וַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charand it burned
Lemma: חָרָה (cha.rah) · Strong's: H2734
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be incensed
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 31:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2734; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 9
מְאֹ֑דme.'Odexceedingly
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 10
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 34:7 word 11
נְבָלָ֞הne.va.Laha disgraceful folly
Lemma: נְבָלָה (ne.va.lah) · Strong's: H5039
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: folly
Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:21, Joshua 7:15, Judges 19:23, Judges 19:24, Judges 20:6, Judges 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5039; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 12
עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe had done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 34:7 word 13
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'Elin Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 36:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 14
לִשְׁכַּב֙lish.Kavby lying with
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 34:7 word 15
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 34:7 word 16
בַּֽת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 17
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'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 34:7 word 18
וְכֵ֖ןve.Khenand thus
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 34:7 word 19
לֹ֥אlo'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 34:7 word 20
יֵעָשֶֽׂה\׃ye.'a.Sehit is done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
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 34:7 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Jacob’s | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| heard what had happened | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| they returned | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| They were filled with | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| grief | → | עָצַב H6087A to hurt |
| . . . | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| and fury | → | חָרָה H2734 to be incensed |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Shechem had committed | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| an outrage | → | נְבָלָה H5039 folly |
| in Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| by lying | → | שָׁכַב H7901I to lie down: have sex |
| with | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| Jacob’s | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| a thing | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| that should not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
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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