Genesis 34:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 34:3 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 →
וַתִּדְבַּ֣ק
dâbaq
H1692
to cleave
נַפְשׁ֔וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
בְּדִינָ֖ה
Dîynâh
H1783
Dinah
בַּֽת
bath
H1323
daughter
יַעֲקֹ֑ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙
ʼâhab
H157
to love
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
לֵ֥ב
lêb
H3820
heart
הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
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
His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.
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King James Version Public Domain
And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his soul was attached to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke to the heart of the young woman.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).