Genesis 34:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.”
Genesis 34:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:2217 words
אַךְʾaḵəAffirmation
בְּזֹאתbəzōʾtIn this
יֵאֹתוּyēʾōtûCome
לָנוּlānûTo
הָאֲנָשִׁיםhāʾănāšîmThe man
לָשֶׁבֶתlāševetTo sit
אִתָּנוּʾitānûNearness
לִהְיוֹתlihəywōtTo exist
לְעַםləʿamTo people
אֶחָדʾeḥādUnited
בְּהִמּוֹלbəhimwōlIn cut
לָנוּlānûTo
כָּלkālWhole
זָכָרzāḵārRemembered
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
הֵםhēmThey
נִמֹּלִיםnimōlîmCut
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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