Genesis 34:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.”
Genesis 34:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:516 words
וְיַעֲקֹבwəyaʿăqōvAnd Jacob
שָׁמַעšāmaʿHear
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
טִמֵּאṭimēʾBe foul
אֶתʾet—
דִּינָהdînāhDinah
בִתּוֹvitwōDaughter
וּבָנָיוûvānāywAnd son
הָיוּhāyûExist
אֶתʾetNearness
מִקְנֵהוּmiqənēhûBought
בַּשָּׂדֶהbaśādehIn field
וְהֶחֱרִשׁwəheḥĕrišAnd scratch
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
עַדʿadAs far
בֹּאָםbōʾāmGo
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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