Genesis 34:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:”
Genesis 34:14 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:1418 words
וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
אֲלֵיהֶםʾălêhemNear
לֹאlōʾNot
נוּכַלnûḵalBe able
לַעֲשׂוֹתlaʿăśwōtTo do
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
לָתֵתlātētTo give
אֶתʾet—
אֲחֹתֵנוּʾăḥōtēnûSister
לְאִישׁləʾîšTo man
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לוֹlwōTo
עָרְלָהʿārəlāhPrepuce
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
חֶרְפָּהḥerəpāhContumely
הִואhiwʾHe
לָנוּlānûTo
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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