Genesis 34:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 34:8 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 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
חֲמ֖וֹר
Chămôwr
H2544
Hamor
אִתָּ֣ם
ʼêth
H854
with
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁכֶ֣ם
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
בְּנִ֗י
bên
H1121
son
חָֽשְׁקָ֤ה
châshaq
H2836
to love
נַפְשׁוֹ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
בְּבִתְּכֶ֔ם
bath
H1323
daughter
תְּנ֨וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֹתָ֛הּ
ʼêth
H853
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ל֖וֹ
לְאִשָּֽׁה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
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
Hamor talked with them, saying, "The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “Shechem my son, his soul is attached to your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).