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Genesis 34:27 Interlinear

“The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and spoiled the city because they had defiled their sister”

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Genesis 34 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	בְּנֵ֣י	H1121	The sons	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
2	יַֽעֲקֹ֗ב	H3290	of Jacob	jaakob, the israelitish patriarch
3	בָּ֚אוּ	H935	came	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
4	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5	הַ֣חֲלָלִ֔ים	H2491	upon the slain	pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
6	וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ	H962	and spoiled	to plunder
7	הָעִ֑יר	H5892	the city	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
8	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	H834		who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
9	טִמְּא֖וּ	H2930	because they had defiled	to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
10	אֲחוֹתָֽם׃	H269	their sister	a sister (used very widely [like h0251], literally and figuratively)

Genesis 34:27 (current)The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and spoiled the city because they had defiled their sister