Genesis
Genesis 34:12
12Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand | הַרְבּ֨וּ | har·bū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| a high | עָלַ֤י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| dowry | מֹ֣הַר | mō·har | Noun - masculine singular | H4119 purchase-price |
| and | וּמַתָּ֔ן | ū·mat·tān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4976 gift(s) |
| and I will give you | וְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔ה | wə·’et·tə·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| whatever | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you ask | תֹּאמְר֖וּ | tō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Only give | וּתְנוּ־ | ū·ṯə·nū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | לִ֥י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| the girl | הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ | han·na·‘ă·rā | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
| as my wife | לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ | lə·’iš·šāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.