Genesis
Genesis 34:4
4So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Shechem | שְׁכֶ֔ם | šə·ḵem | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7927 shoulder |
| told | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| his father | אָבִ֖יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Hamor | חֲמ֥וֹר | ḥă·mō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2544 Chamor |
| Get | קַֽח־ | qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| me | לִ֛י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| this | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| girl | הַיַּלְדָּ֥ה | hay·yal·dāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3207 girl, damsel |
| as a wife | לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ | lə·’iš·šāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.