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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 34:27Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 34:2710 words
בְּנֵיbənêSon
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
בָּאוּbāʾûGo
עַלʿalAbove
הַחֲלָלִיםhaḥălālîmThe pierced
וַיָּבֹזּוּwayāvōzûAnd plunder
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
טִמְּאוּṭiməʾûBe foul
אֲחוֹתָםʾăḥwōtāmSister
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

בְּנֵיbənêSon
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
בָּאוּbāʾûGo
עַלʿalAbove
הַחֲלָלִיםhaḥălālîmThe pierced
וַיָּבֹזּוּwayāvōzûAnd plunder
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
טִמְּאוּṭiməʾûBe foul
אֲחוֹתָםʾăḥwōtāmSister

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