Genesis 34:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.”

Genesis 34:25 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 34:2522 words

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist

בַיּוֹםvaywōmIn day

הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhašəlîšîThe third

בִּהְיוֹתָםbihəywōtāmIn exist

כֹּאֲבִיםkōʾăvîmFeel pain

וַיִּקְחוּwayiqəḥûAnd take

שְׁנֵיšənêTwo

בְנֵיvənêSon

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

שִׁמְעוֹןšiməʿwōnShimon

וְלֵוִיwəlēwîAnd Levi

אֲחֵיʾăḥêBrother

דִינָהdînāhDinah

אִישׁʾîšMan

חַרְבּוֹḥarəbwōDrought

וַיָּבֹאוּwayāvōʾûAnd go

עַלʿalAbove

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

בֶּטַחbeṭaḥPlace of refuge

וַיַּהַרְגוּwayaharəgûAnd smite

כָּלkālWhole

זָכָרzāḵārRemembered

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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