Genesis 34:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶת־צֹאנָ֥ם וְאֶת־בְּקָרָ֖ם וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑‪[t]‬ם וְאֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִ֛יר וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה לָקָֽחוּ׃

Transliteration

ʾet-ṣōʾnām wǝʾet-bǝqārām wǝʾet-ḥămōrêhem wǝʾēt ʾăšer-bāʿîr wǝʾet-ʾăšer baśśādeh lāqāḥû

Grammar Details

*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ṣōʾnām*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sheep
*wǝʾet*: waw-conjunction + direct object marker
*bǝqārām*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their cattle
*ḥămōrêhem*: noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their donkeys
*wǝʾēt*: waw-conjunction + direct object marker
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - that which
*bāʿîr*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the city
*baśśādeh*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field
*lāqāḥû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they took

Word Meanings

*ṣōʾnām*: their sheep/flock/small livestock
*bǝqārām*: their cattle/oxen/large livestock
*ʾăšer*-*bāʿîr*: that which was in the city/whatever was in the city
*ʾăšer* *baśśādeh*: that which was in the field/whatever was in the field

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 31:17 : 17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
Deut 8:17-18 : 17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Job 1:15-16 : 15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job 20:5 : 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

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