20 {
"verseID": "Genesis.34.20",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֥א חֲמ֛וֹר וּשְׁכֶ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר עִירָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י עִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wayyābōʾ* *Ḥămôr* *ûŠkem* *bǝnô* *ʾel*-*šaʿar* *ʿîrām* *wayǝdabbǝrû* *ʾel*-*ʾanšê* *ʿîrām* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyābōʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*Ḥămôr*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hamor",
"*ûŠkem*": "waw-conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Shechem",
"*bǝnô*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*ʿîrām*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their city",
"*wayǝdabbǝrû*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they spoke",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*ʿîrām*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their city",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*šaʿar*": "gate/entrance/city council meeting place",
"*ʾanšê*": "men/inhabitants/citizens"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Genesis.34.21",
"source": "הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים הֵ֣ם אִתָּ֗נוּ וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ בָאָ֙רֶץ֙ וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ וְהָאָ֛רֶץ הִנֵּ֥ה רַֽחֲבַת־יָדַ֖יִם לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם אֶת־בְּנֹתָם֙ נִקַּֽח־לָ֣נוּ לְנָשִׁ֔ים וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ נִתֵּ֥ן לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*hāʾănāšîm* *hāʾēlleh* *šǝlēmîm* *hēm* *ʾittānû* *wǝyēšǝbû* *bāʾāreṣ* *wǝyisḥărû* *ʾōtāh* *wǝhāʾāreṣ* *hinnēh* *răḥăbat*-*yādayim* *lipnêhem* *ʾet*-*bǝnōtām* *niqqaḥ*-*lānû* *lǝnāšîm* *wǝʾet*-*bǝnōtênû* *nittēn* *lāhem*",
"grammar": {
"*hāʾănāšîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the men",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - these",
"*šǝlēmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - peaceable",
"*hēm*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*ʾittānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - with us",
"*wǝyēšǝbû*": "waw-conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural jussive - let them dwell",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the land",
"*wǝyisḥărû*": "waw-conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural jussive - and let them trade",
"*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it",
"*wǝhāʾāreṣ*": "waw-conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the land",
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold",
"*răḥăbat*-*yādayim*": "adjective, feminine singular construct + noun, feminine dual - broad/spacious of hands",
"*lipnêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - before them",
"*ʾet*-*bǝnōtām*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their daughters",
"*niqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will take",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - for us",
"*lǝnāšîm*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - for wives",
"*wǝʾet*-*bǝnōtênû*": "waw-conjunction + direct object marker + noun, feminine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - and our daughters",
"*nittēn*": "qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will give",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them"
},
"variants": {
"*šǝlēmîm*": "peaceable/friendly/at peace",
"*wǝyēšǝbû*": "let them dwell/settle/live",
"*wǝyisḥărû*": "and let them trade/do business/travel",
"*răḥăbat*-*yādayim*": "broad/spacious/wide/large enough"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Genesis.34.22",
"source": "אַךְ־בְּ֠זֹאת יֵאֹ֨תוּ לָ֤נוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אִתָּ֔נוּ לִהְי֖וֹת לְעַ֣ם אֶחָ֑ד בְּהִמּ֥וֹל לָ֙נוּ֙ כָּל־זָכָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר הֵ֥ם נִמֹּלִֽים׃",
"text": "*ʾak*-*bǝzōʾt* *yēʾōtû* *lānû* *hāʾănāšîm* *lāšebet* *ʾittānû* *lihyôt* *lǝʿam* *ʾeḥād* *bǝhimmôl* *lānû* *kāl*-*zākār* *kaʾăšer* *hēm* *nimmōlîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾak*": "restrictive particle - only",
"*bǝzōʾt*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - with this condition",
"*yēʾōtû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will consent",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - to us",
"*hāʾănāšîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the men",
"*lāšebet*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to dwell",
"*ʾittānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - with us",
"*lihyôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to be/become",
"*lǝʿam*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for a people",
"*ʾeḥād*": "adjective, masculine singular - one",
"*bǝhimmôl*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct - when are circumcised",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - for us",
"*kāl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - every",
"*zākār*": "noun, masculine singular - male",
"*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - as",
"*hēm*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*nimmōlîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - are circumcised"
},
"variants": {
"*yēʾōtû*": "they will consent/agree/be willing",
"*lāšebet*": "to dwell/live/settle",
"*lihyôt* *lǝʿam* *ʾeḥād*": "to become one people/to be united as one community"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Genesis.34.23",
"source": "מִקְנֵהֶ֤ם וְקִנְיָנָם֙ וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתָּ֔ם הֲל֥וֹא לָ֖נוּ הֵ֑ם אַ֚ךְ נֵא֣וֹתָה לָהֶ֔ם וְיֵשְׁב֖וּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃",
"text": "*miqnēhem* *wǝqinyānām* *wǝkāl*-*bǝhemtām* *hălôʾ* *lānû* *hēm* *ʾak* *nēʾôtāh* *lāhem* *wǝyēšǝbû* *ʾittānû*",
"grammar": {
"*miqnēhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their livestock",
"*wǝqinyānām*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their possessions",
"*wǝkāl*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all",
"*bǝhemtām*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their cattle/animals",
"*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - will not",
"*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - to us",
"*hēm*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*ʾak*": "restrictive particle - only",
"*nēʾôtāh*": "niphal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us consent",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*wǝyēšǝbû*": "waw-conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural jussive - and they will dwell",
"*ʾittānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - with us"
},
"variants": {
"*miqnēhem*": "their livestock/cattle/possessions",
"*wǝqinyānām*": "and their possessions/wealth/property",
"*bǝhemtām*": "their cattle/beasts/animals",
"*nēʾôtāh*": "let us consent/agree/comply"
}
}