Genesis

Genesis 34:25–26

²⁵Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male. ²⁶They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

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Genesis 34:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Three	הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י	haš·šə·lî·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7992 third
days later	בַיּ֨וֹם	ḇay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
while	בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣ם	bih·yō·w·ṯām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
they were	וַיְהִי֩	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
still in pain	כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים	kō·’ă·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3510 be in pain
two	שְׁנֵֽי־	šə·nê-	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
of Jacob’s	יַ֠עֲקֹב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
sons	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Dinah’s	דִינָה֙	ḏî·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1783 Dinah
brothers	אֲחֵ֤י	’ă·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H251 brother
Simeon	שִׁמְע֨וֹן	šim·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8095 Shimon
and Levi	וְלֵוִ֜י	wə·lê·wî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
took	וַיִּקְח֣וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
their swords	חַרְבּ֔וֹ	ḥar·bōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2719 sword
went	וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the unsuspecting	בֶּ֑טַח	be·ṭaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H983 security
city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and slaughtered	וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ	way·ya·har·ḡū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
male	זָכָֽר׃	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male

Genesis 34:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They killed	הָרְג֖וּ	hā·rə·ḡū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2026 kill, slay
Hamor	חֲמוֹר֙	ḥă·mō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2544 Chamor
and his son	בְּנ֔וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Shechem	שְׁכֶ֣ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7927 shoulder
with their swords	חָ֑רֶב	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
took	וַיִּקְח֧וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
Dinah	דִּינָ֛ה	dî·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1783 Dinah
out of Shechem’s	שְׁכֶ֖ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7927 shoulder
house	מִבֵּ֥ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and went away	וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃	way·yê·ṣê·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out

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Genesis 34:25 Genesis 49:5–7 · Genesis 29:33–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.