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Genesis 34:25

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.

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ASV

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 unawares, and slew all the males.

KJV

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.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בַיּ֨וֹםvai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.Shi<the> thirdH7992 →
בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣םbih.yo.Tamwhen were theyH1961 →
כֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםko.'a.Vimin painH3510 →
וַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.Chuand they tookH3947 →
שְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-two ofH8147 →
בְנֵי־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121 →
יַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koJacobH3290 →
שִׁמְע֨וֹןshim.'onSimeonH8095 →
וְלֵוִ֜יve.le.Viand LeviH3878 →
אֲחֵ֤י'a.Chei[the] brothers ofH251 →
דִינָה֙di.NahDinahH1783 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH376 →
חַרְבּ֔וֹchar.Bosword hisH2719 →
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
בֶּ֑טַחBe.tachsecurityH983 →
וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.Guand they killedH2026 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
זָכָֽר׃za.KharmaleH2145 →

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Genesis 49:5–7Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.Genesis 29:33Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.Genesis 29:33–34Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.Genesis 29:34Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.Proverbs 6:34–35For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.Joshua 5:8And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they were healed.2 Chronicles 32:25But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.Joshua 5:6For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.Numbers 31:17So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,Numbers 31:7Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.Genesis 42:24And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.Genesis 46:10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

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