Genesis
Genesis 34:7
7When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israela by lying with Jacob’s daughter — a thing that should not be done.
Footnotes
- a 34:7 Or against Israel
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Jacob’s | יַעֲקֹ֜ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| sons | וּבְנֵ֨י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| heard what had happened | כְּשָׁמְעָ֔ם | kə·šā·mə·‘ām | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| they returned | בָּ֤אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the field | הַשָּׂדֶה֙ | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| They were filled with | מְאֹ֑ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| grief | וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ | way·yiṯ·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6087 hurt, pain, grieve |
| and fury | וַיִּ֥חַר | way·yi·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Shechem had committed | עָשָׂ֣ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| an outrage | נְבָלָ֞ה | nə·ḇā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5039 senselessness |
| in Israel | בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| by lying | לִשְׁכַּב֙ | liš·kaḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7901 lie down |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Jacob’s | יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| daughter | בַּֽת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| a thing | וְכֵ֖ן | wə·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| that should not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be done | יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ | yê·‘ā·śeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
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