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בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יַעֲקֹ֗בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.בָּ֚אוּbavto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםhachalalimthe killחָלָלdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the kill”, the ordinary formH2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, pollutedkill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvayavozvand catchבָּזַזconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and catch”, the next action in the storyH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.הָעִ֑ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…טִמְּא֖וּtimvbe uncleanטָמֵאverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be unclean”, a completed actionH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.אֲחוֹתָֽםachotamsisterאָחוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
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American Standard Version (1901)
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Young’s Literal Translation
Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;
World English Bible
Jacob’s sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Darby Translation
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Douay-Rheims
And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
But the sons of Jacob came upon the wounded, and ravaged the city wherein they had defiled Dina their sister.
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