Genesis 34:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.”
Genesis 34:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:1214 words
הַרְבּוּharəbûIncrease
עָלַיʿālayAbove
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
מֹהַרmōharPrice
וּמַתָּןûmatānAnd present
וְאֶתְּנָהwəʾetənāhAnd give
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
תֹּאמְרוּtōʾmərûSay
אֵלָיʾēlāyNear
וּתְנוּûtənûAnd give
לִיlîTo
אֶתʾet—
הַנַּעֲרָhanaʿărāThe girl
לְאִשָּׁהləʾišāhTo woman
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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