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And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. (KJV)

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וַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.Berand he spoke

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

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 34:8 word 1

חֲמ֖וֹרcha.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 34:13, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2544; TAHOT Genesis 34:8 word 2

אִתָּ֣ם'i.Tamwith them

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 34:8 word 3

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

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

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

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 34:8 word 4

שְׁכֶ֣םshe.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 34:11, Genesis 34:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7927H; TAHOT Genesis 34:8 word 5

בְּנִ֗יbe.Nison my

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 34:8 word 6

חָֽשְׁקָ֤הcha.she.Kahit loves

Lemma: חָשַׁק (cha.shaq) · Strong's: H2836A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to desire

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 10:15, Deuteronomy 21:11, 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6, Psalms 91:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2836A; TAHOT Genesis 34:8 word 7

נַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.Shoself his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9, Leviticus 17:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Genesis 34:8 word 8

בְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.Khem<in> daughter your

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 34:8 word 9

תְּנ֨וּte.Nugive

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to give: give(marriage)

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 29:26, Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:28, Genesis 34:9, Genesis 34:16, Genesis 34:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414O; TAHOT Genesis 34:8 word 10

נָ֥אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 34:8 word 11

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 34:8 word 12

לְאִשָּֽׁה\׃le.'i.Shahto a wife

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

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

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 34:8 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

But Hamor	→	חֲמוֹר H2544 Hamor
said	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to them	→	אֵת H0854 with
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
My son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
Shechem	→	שְׁכֶם H7927H Shechem
longs for	→	חָשַׁק H2836A to desire
. . .	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
your daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
Please	→	נָא H4994 please
give	→	נָתַן H5414O to give: give(marriage)
her	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
to him	→
as his wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife

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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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