Genesis 34:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.”

Genesis 34:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 34:99 words

וְהִתְחַתְּנוּwəhitəḥatənûAnd give

אֹתָנוּʾōtānû—

בְּנֹתֵיכֶםbənōtêḵemDaughter

תִּתְּנוּtitənûGive

לָנוּlānûTo

וְאֶתwəʾet—

בְּנֹתֵינוּbənōtênûDaughter

תִּקְחוּtiqəḥûTake

לָכֶםlāḵemTo

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְהִתְחַתְּנוּwəhitəḥatənûAnd give

אֹתָנוּʾōtānûdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּנֹתֵיכֶםbənōtêḵemDaughter

תִּתְּנוּtitənûGive

לָנוּlānûTo

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּנֹתֵינוּbənōtênûDaughter

תִּקְחוּtiqəḥûTake

לָכֶםlāḵemTo

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