“These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.”
Genesis 34:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:2123 words
HebrewMeaning
הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֨יםhāʾănāšiym
manparticleH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
הָ/אֵ֜לֶּהhāʾēleh
theseparticleH428
so · some · such · them ···
שְֽׁלֵמִ֧יםšəlēmiym
are at peaceadjH8003
just · made ready · peaceable · perfect ···
הֵ֣םhēm
theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
אִתָּ֗/נוּʾitānw
with uspronH854
among · before · by · for ···
וְ/יֵשְׁב֤וּwəyēšəbw
and let them dwellconjH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
בָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙bāʾāreṣ
in the landpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
וְ/יִסְחֲר֣וּwəyisəḥărw
and let them go about inconjH5503
merchant · occupy with · pant · trade ···
אֹתָ֔/הּʾōtāh
itparticleH853
וְ/הָ/אָ֛רֶץwəhāʾāreṣ
and the landconjH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
הִנֵּ֥הhinēh
there!particleH2009
lo · see
רַֽחֲבַתraḥăbat
is broad ofadjH7342
large · at liberty · proud · wide
יָדַ֖יִםyādayim
both handsnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֑םlipənēyhem
before thempronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
בְּנֹתָ/ם֙bənōtām
daughters theirnounH1323
branch · company · daughter · first ···
נִקַּֽחniqaḥ
we will takeverbH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
לָ֣/נוּlānw
pron
לְ/נָשִׁ֔יםlənāšiym
to wivespronH802
each · every · female · many ···
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
andconjH853
בְּנֹתֵ֖י/נוּbənōtēynw
daughters ournounH1323
branch · company · daughter · first ···
נִתֵּ֥ןnitēn
we will giveverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לָ/הֶֽםlāhem
pron
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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