Genesis
Genesis 34:23
23Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will not | הֲל֥וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| their livestock | מִקְנֵהֶ֤ם | miq·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4735 cattle |
| their possessions | וְקִנְיָנָם֙ | wə·qin·yā·nām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7075 thing got or aquired, acquisition |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their | הֵ֑ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| animals | בְּהֶמְתָּ֔ם | bə·hem·tām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| Only | אַ֚ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| let us consent | נֵא֣וֹתָה | nê·’ō·w·ṯāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H225 consent, agree |
| to them | לָהֶ֔ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and they will dwell | וְיֵשְׁב֖וּ | wə·yê·šə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| among us | אִתָּֽנוּ׃ | ’it·tā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H854 with |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.