Genesis

Genesis 34:1–2

¹Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. ²When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

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Genesis 34:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Dinah	דִינָה֙	ḏî·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1783 Dinah
the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
Leah	לֵאָ֔ה	lê·’āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3812 Leah
had borne	יָלְדָ֖ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Jacob	לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב	lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
went out	וַתֵּצֵ֤א	wat·tê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
to visit	לִרְא֖וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
the daughters	בִּבְנ֥וֹת	biḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Genesis 34:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Shechem	שְׁכֶ֧ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7927 shoulder
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Hamor	חֲמ֛וֹר	ḥă·mō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2544 Chamor
the Hivite	הַֽחִוִּ֖י	ha·ḥiw·wî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2340 Chivvite
the prince	נְשִׂ֣יא	nə·śî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5387 one lifted up
of the region	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
saw	וַיַּ֨רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
her	אֹתָ֜הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
he took	וַיִּקַּ֥ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
her	אֹתָ֛הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and lay	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	way·yiš·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with her	אֹתָ֖הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H854 with
by force	וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃	way·‘an·ne·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with

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Genesis 34:1 Genesis 30:21 · Jeremiah 2:36

Genesis 34:2 Matthew 5:28 · Proverbs 13:20 · Job 31:1 · Job 31:9 · Judges 14:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.