Genesis 34:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.”
Genesis 34:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:1613 words
וְנָתַנּוּwənātanûAnd give
אֶתʾet—
בְּנֹתֵינוּbənōtênûDaughter
לָכֶםlāḵemTo
וְאֶתwəʾet—
בְּנֹתֵיכֶםbənōtêḵemDaughter
נִקַּחniqaḥTake
לָנוּlānûTo
וְיָשַׁבְנוּwəyāšavənûAnd sit
אִתְּכֶםʾitəḵemNearness
וְהָיִינוּwəhāyînûAnd exist
לְעַםləʿamTo people
אֶחָדʾeḥādUnited
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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