Genesis 34:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 34:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֨רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֹתָ֜הּ
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁכֶ֧ם
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
חֲמ֛וֹר
Chămôwr
H2544
Hamor
הַֽחִוִּ֖י
Chivvîy
H2340
Hivite
נְשִׂ֣יא
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיִּקַּ֥ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֹתָ֛הּ
ʼêth
H853
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
אֹתָ֖הּ
ʼêth
H853
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וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ
ʻânâh
H6031
to afflict
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and he took her and lay with her and violated her.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).