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Their flocks,אֶת צֹאנָםtheir herds,וְאֶת בְּקָרָםtheir donkeys,וְאֶת חֲמֹרֵיהֶּםwhatוְאֵת אֲשֶׁרwas in the cityבָּעִירand whatוְאֶת אֲשֶׁרwas in the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהthey took.לָקָחוּ
Genesis 34:28
Study it in the app“Their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field, they took.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 34:28, word by word
- Their flocksצֹאנָtsona
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tsona” appears- their herdsבְּקָרָbekara
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bekara” appears- their donkeysחֲמֹרֵיchamore
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamore” appears- was in the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- was in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- they tookלָקָחוּlakachu
seize
To take away, seize.
Where else “lakachu” appears
The context
27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had made their sister unclean.
28 · This verse (above)
29All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives they took captive and plundered, and all that was in the house.
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?