Genesis 34:25

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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.Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

In other translations

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.Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

Hebrew words

וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961בַיּוֹםvaiyomon the dayH3117הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhashelishi<the> thirdH7992בִּהְיוֹתָםbihyotamwhen were theyH1961כֹּאֲבִיםko'avimin painH3510וַיִּקְחוּvaiyikchuand they tookH3947שְׁנֵי־shenei-two ofH8147בְנֵי־venei-[the] sons ofH1121יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290שִׁמְעוֹןshim'onSimeonH8095וְלֵוִיveleviand LeviH3878אֲחֵי'achei[the] brothers ofH251דִינָהdinahDinahH1783אִישׁ'isheachH376חַרְבּוֹcharbosword hisH2719וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they wentH935עַל־'al-onH5921הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892בֶּטַחbetachsecurityH983וַיַּהַרְגוּvaiyaharguand they killedH2026כָּל־kol-everyH3605זָכָר׃zakharmaleH2145

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Dinah, Jacob, Levi, Simeon

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