New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 34:24-29

24Allכָּל־kol-H3605who wentיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318out of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of his cityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892listenedוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085to Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544and to his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145was circumcisedוַיִּמֹּ֙לוּ֙vai.yi.Mo.luH4135,allכָּל־kol-H3605who wentיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318out of the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his cityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

25Now it cameH1961about on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,when they were in painכֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםko.'a.VimH3510,that twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of Jacob’sיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121,Simeonשִׁמְע֨וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviוְלֵוִ֜יve.le.ViH3878,Dinah’sדִינָה֙di.NahH1783brothersאֲחֵ֤י'a.CheiH251,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935upon the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892unawaresבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983,and killedוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

26They killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544and his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and tookוַיִּקְח֧וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Dinahדִּינָ֛הdi.NahH1783from Shechem’sשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004,and wentH3318forthH3318.

27Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935upon the slainהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםha.cha.la.LimH2491and lootedוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they had defiledטִמְּא֖וּti.me.'UH2930their sisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

28They tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947their flocksצֹאנָ֥םtzo.NamH6629and their herdsבְּקָרָ֖םbe.ka.RamH1241and their donkeysחֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑םcha.mo.rei.HemH2543,and that whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was in the cityבָּעִ֛ירba.'IrH5892and that whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704;

29and they capturedשָׁב֖וּsha.VuH7617and lootedוַיָּבֹ֑זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962allכָּל־kol-H3605their wealthחֵילָ֤םchei.LamH2428and allכָּל־kol-H3605their littleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945and their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,even allכָּל־kol-H3605that wasin the housesבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

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