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Genesis 34:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.


Genesis 34:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 34:412 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
שְׁכֶםšəḵemShekem
אֶלʾelNear
חֲמוֹרḥămwōrChamor
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
קַחqaḥTake
לִיTo
אֶתʾet
הַיַּלְדָּהhayalədāhThe lass
הַזֹּאתhazōʾtThe this
לְאִשָּׁהləʾišāhTo woman
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
שְׁכֶםšəḵemShekem
אֶלʾelNear
חֲמוֹרḥămwōrChamor
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
קַחqaḥTake
לִיTo
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
הַיַּלְדָּהhayalədāhThe lass
הַזֹּאתhazōʾtThe this
לְאִשָּׁהləʾišāhTo woman

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