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Genesis 34:25 Interlinear

day And it came to pass on the third when they were sore took that two of the sons of Jacob Simeon and Levi brethren Dinah's each man his sword and came upon the city boldly and slew all the males

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִי֩H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2בַיּ֨וֹםH3117daya day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
3הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יH7992And it came to pass on the thirdthird; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
4בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣םH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5כֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםH3510when they were soreproperly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil
6וַיִּקְח֣וּH3947tookto take (in the widest variety of applications)
7שְׁנֵֽיH8147that twotwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
8בְנֵיH1121of the sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
9יַ֠עֲקֹבH3290of Jacobjaakob, the israelitish patriarch
10שִׁמְע֨וֹןH8095Simeonshimon, one of jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
11וְלֵוִ֜יH3878and Levilevi, a son of jacob
12אֲחֵ֤יH251brethrena brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
13דִינָה֙H1783Dinah'sdinah, the daughter of jacob
14אִ֣ישׁH376each mana man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
15חַרְבּ֔וֹH2719his sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
16וַיָּבֹ֥אוּH935and cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
17עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
18הָעִ֖ירH5892upon the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
19בֶּ֑טַחH983boldlyproperly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
20וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּH2026and slewto smite with deadly intent
21כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
22זָכָֽר׃H2145all the malesproperly, remembered, i.e., a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)

Verse Context

Genesis 34:24hearkened And unto Hamor his son...
Genesis 34:25 (current) day And it came to pass on the third when they were sore took that two of the sons of Jacob Simeon and Levi brethren Dinah's each man his sword and came upon the city boldly and slew all the males
Genesis 34:26 Hamor his son And they slew...

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