Genesis 34:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Jacob'sיַעֲקֹ֗ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
cameבָּ֚אוּ
(ba·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
upon the slainהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔ים
(ha·cha·la·lim,)
2491a: piercedfrom chalal
and lootedוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ
(vai·ya·voz·zu)
962: to spoil, plundera prim. root
the city,הָעִ֑יר
(ha·'ir;)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
they had defiledטִמְּא֖וּ
(tim·me·'u)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
their sister.אֲחֹותָֽם׃
(a·cho·v·tam.)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach


















KJV Lexicon
The sons
ben  (bane)
a 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.
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
upon the slain
chalal  (khaw-lawl')
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted -- kill, profane, slain (man), slew, (deadly) wounded.
and spoiled
bazaz  (baw-zaz')
to plunder -- catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), utterly.
the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a 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.
because they had defiled
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
their sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Jacob's sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister.

King James Bible
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob's other sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.

International Standard Version
Jacob's other sons came along afterward and plundered the city where their sister had been defiled,

NET Bible
Jacob's sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Jacob's sons stripped the corpses and looted the city where their sister had been dishonored.

King James 2000 Bible
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
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