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Genesis 34:31 — King James Version← Study notes

And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?


Genesis 34:31Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 34:315 words
וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
הַכְזוֹנָהhaḵəzwōnāhThe like commit adultery
יַעֲשֶׂהyaʿăśehDo
אֶתʾet
אֲחוֹתֵנוּʾăḥwōtēnûSister
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say
הַכְזוֹנָהhaḵəzwōnāhThe like commit adultery
יַעֲשֶׂהyaʿăśehDo
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
אֲחוֹתֵנוּʾăḥwōtēnûSister

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