Genesis
Genesis 34:25
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Genesis 49:5–7 · Genesis 29:33–34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.