Genesis 34:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֨רְא אֹתָ֜הּ שְׁכֶ֧ם בֶּן־חֲמ֛וֹר הֽ͏ַחִוִּ֖י נְשִׂ֣יא הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אֹתָ֖הּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃

Transliteration

wayyarʾ ʾōtāh Škem ben-Ḥămôr haḥiwwî nśîʾ hāʾāreṣ wayyiqqaḥ ʾōtāh wayyiškab ʾōtāh wayʿannehā

Grammar Details

• *wayyarʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw
• *ʾōtāh*: direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her
• *Škem*: proper noun, masculine singular - Shechem
• *ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
• *Ḥămôr*: proper noun, masculine singular - Hamor
• *haḥiwwî*: definite article + gentilic noun, masculine singular - the Hivite
• *nśîʾ*: noun, masculine singular construct - prince/chief of
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land
• *wayyiqqaḥ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
• *wayyiškab*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he lay with
• *wayʿannehā*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he violated/humbled her

Word Meanings

• *wayyarʾ*: and he saw/noticed/observed
• *wayyiqqaḥ*: and he took/seized/grabbed
• *wayyiškab*: and he lay with/had sexual relations with
• *wayʿannehā*: and he violated/humbled/humiliated/raped/afflicted her

Referenced Verses

• Gen 6:2 : 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
• Gen 10:17 : 17 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
• Gen 20:2 : 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
• Gen 33:19 : 19 And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money.
• Gen 39:6-7 : 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not aught [that was] with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored. 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
• Deut 21:14 : 14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.
• Deut 22:24 : 24 then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them to death with stones; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor's wife: so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.
• Deut 22:29 : 29 then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her; he may not put her away all his days.
• Judg 14:1 : 1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
• Judg 19:24-25 : 24 Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not any such folly. 25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
• 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
• Job 31:1 : 1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?
• Job 31:9 : 9 If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;
• Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
• Ezek 22:10-11 : 10 In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity. 11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
• Matt 5:28 : 28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.