Genesis
Genesis 34:31
31But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But they replied | וַיֹּאמְר֑וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Should he have treated | יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| our sister | אֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃פ | ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H269 sister |
| like a prostitute | הַכְזוֹנָ֕ה | haḵ·zō·w·nāh | Article, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
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