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GENESIS 34:4
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.”
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Genesis 34:4 Translation & Meaning
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KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“And Shechem” | שְׁכֶ֔ם | Shekem, the name of a Hivite and two Israelites | Shechem |
“spake” | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | spake |
“unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
“his father” | אָבִ֖יו | Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application | father |
“Hamor,” | חֲמ֥וֹר | Chamor, a Canaanite | Hamor |
“saying,” | לֵאמֹ֑ר | To say (used with great latitude) | saying |
“Get” | קַֽח | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | Get |
“me” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | me |
“this” | הַזֹּ֖את | This (often used adverb) | this |
“damsel” | הַיַּלְדָּ֥ה | A lass | damsel |
“to wife.” | לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ | A woman | wife |
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2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
5 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.
6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
Sources:
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