Genesis 34:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,”
Genesis 34:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:2012 words
וַיָּבֹאwayāvōʾAnd go
חֲמוֹרḥămwōrChamor
וּשְׁכֶםûšəḵemAnd Shekem
בְּנוֹbənwōSon
אֶלʾelNear
שַׁעַרšaʿarOpening
עִירָםʿîrāmCity
וַיְדַבְּרוּwayədabərûAnd arrange
אֶלʾelNear
אַנְשֵׁיʾanəšêMan
עִירָםʿîrāmCity
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
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