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Genesis 34:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.


Genesis 34:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 34:312 words
וַתִּדְבַּקwatidəbaqAnd impinge
נַפְשׁוֹnap̄əšwōBreathing creature
בְּדִינָהbədînāhIn Dinah
בַּתbatDaughter
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
וַיֶּאֱהַבwayeʾĕhavAnd have affection
אֶתʾet
הַנַּעֲרָhanaʿărāThe girl
וַיְדַבֵּרwayədabērAnd arrange
עַלʿalAbove
לֵבlēvHeart
הַנַּעֲרָhanaʿărāThe girl
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַתִּדְבַּקwatidəbaqAnd impinge
נַפְשׁוֹnap̄əšwōBreathing creature
בְּדִינָהbədînāhIn Dinah
בַּתbatDaughter
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
וַיֶּאֱהַבwayeʾĕhavAnd have affection
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
הַנַּעֲרָhanaʿărāThe girl
וַיְדַבֵּרwayədabērAnd arrange
עַלʿalAbove
לֵבlēvHeart
הַנַּעֲרָhanaʿărāThe girl

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