Genesis

Genesis 34:30

³⁰Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֜ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Simeon	שִׁמְע֣וֹן	šim·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8095 Shimon
and Levi	לֵוִי֮	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
You have brought trouble	עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם	‘ă·ḵar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5916 stir up, disturb, trouble
upon me	אֹתִי֒	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
by making me a stench	לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙	lə·haḇ·’î·šê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H887 be evil, bad
to the Canaanites	בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י	bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
and Perizzites	וּבַפְּרִזִּ֑י	ū·ḇap·pə·riz·zî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6522 Perizzite
the people	בְּיֹשֵׁ֣ב	bə·yō·šêḇ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of this land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
We	וַאֲנִי֙	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
are few	מְתֵ֣י	mə·ṯê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4962 male, man
in number	מִסְפָּ֔ר	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale
if they unite	וְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּ	wə·ne·’es·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
against me	עָלַי֙	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
and attack me	וְהִכּ֔וּנִי	wə·hik·kū·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5221 smite
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
and my household	וּבֵיתִֽי׃	ū·ḇê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
will be destroyed	וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י	wə·niš·maḏ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed

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Joshua 7:25 · Psalm 105:12 · Exodus 5:21 · 1 Samuel 13:4

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