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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Will notהֲל֥וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
their livestockמִקְנֵהֶ֤םmiq·nê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4735 cattle
their possessionsוְקִנְיָנָם֙wə·qin·yā·nāmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7075 thing got or aquired, acquisition
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
theirהֵ֑םhêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
animalsבְּהֶמְתָּ֔םbə·hem·tāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH929 beast, animal, cattle
Onlyאַ֚ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely
let us consentנֵא֣וֹתָהnê·’ō·w·ṯāhVerb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH225 consent, agree
to themלָהֶ֔םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
and they will dwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּwə·yê·šə·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
among usאִתָּֽנוּ׃’it·tā·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH854 with

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.