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Shechemשְׁכֶםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto her fatherאֶל אָבִיהand to her brothers,וְאֶל אַחֶיהָ“Let me findאֶמְצָאfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֵיכֶםand whateverוַאֲשֶׁרyou sayתֹּאמְרוּto meאֵלַיI will give.אֶתֵּן
Genesis 34:11
Study it in the app“Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 34:11, word by word
- Shechemשְׁכֶםshechem
Shechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechem” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to her fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and to her brothersאַחֶיache
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “ache” appears- “Let me findאֶמְצָאemtsa
find favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “emtsa” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- in your eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- I will giveאֶתֵּןeten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appears
Places in this verse
Shechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
The context
10You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you; dwell in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it.”
11 · This verse (above)
12Increase very much the bride-price and the gift you require of me, and I will give just as you say to me; only give me the young woman as a wife.”
To study Genesis 34 in a group
1. What it says
What did Simeon and Levi do after what happened to Dinah (vv. 25-26)?
2. What it means
Why was Jacob upset with them, and what did his sons answer (vv. 30-31)?
3. How I live it
How can you respond to an injustice without paying back harm?