Genesis 34:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.”
Genesis 34:27 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:2710 words
בְּנֵיbənêSon
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
בָּאוּbāʾûGo
עַלʿalAbove
הַחֲלָלִיםhaḥălālîmThe pierced
וַיָּבֹזּוּwayāvōzûAnd plunder
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
טִמְּאוּṭiməʾûBe foul
אֲחוֹתָםʾăḥwōtāmSister
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