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Genesis 34:4

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…שְׁכֶ֔םshekhemShechemשְׁכֶםnoun, proper name — “Shechem”H7927Shekem, a place in PalestineShechem.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).חֲמ֥וֹרchamorHamorחֲמוֹרnoun, proper name — “Hamor”H2544Chamor, a CanaaniteHamor.אָבִ֖יוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…קַֽחqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “take”, a commandH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.לִ֛יlitoלִ֛יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַיַּלְדָּ֥הhayaldahthe damselיַלְדָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the damsel”, the ordinary formH3207a lassdamsel, girl.הַזֹּ֖אתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.לְאִשָּֽׁהleishahto eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying: 'Get me this damsel to wife.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, 'Take for me this damsel for a wife.'

World English Bible

Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”

Darby Translation

And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife.

Douay-Rheims

And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying: 'Get me this damsel to wife.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Sychem spoke to Emmor his father, saying, Take for me this damsel to wife.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε Συχὲμ πρὸς Ἐμμὼρ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ, λέγων, λάβε μοι τὴν παῖδα ταύτην εἰς γυναῖκα.