Genesis 34:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 34:25 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 →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַיּ֨וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣ם
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים
kâʼab
H3510
to be in pain
וַיִּקְח֣וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
שְׁנֵֽי
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
יַ֠עֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
שִׁמְע֨וֹן
Shimʻôwn
H8095
Simeon
וְלֵוִ֜י
Lêvîy
H3878
Levi
אֲחֵ֤י
ʼâch
H251
brother
דִינָה֙
Dîynâh
H1783
Dinah
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
חַרְבּ֔וֹ
chereb
H2719
sword
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
בֶּ֑טַח
beṭach
H983
security
וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
זָכָֽר
zâkâr
H2145
male
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened on the third day, when they were sore, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it happened on the third day, when they were in pain, then two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, brothers of Dinah, each took his sword and went upon the city boldly and killed every male.
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