Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.
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ASV
And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
KJV
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ | vai.yi.te.Nu | and they gave | H5414 → |
| אֶֽל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֗ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| אֵ֣ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֤י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] gods of | H430 → |
| הַנֵּכָר֙ | ha.ne.Khar | <the> foreignness | H5236 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| בְּיָדָ֔ם | be.ya.Dam | [were] in hand their | H3027 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַנְּזָמִ֖ים | ha.ne.za.Mim | the rings | H5141 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑ם | be.'a.ze.nei.Hem | [were] in ears their | H241 → |
| וַיִּטְמֹ֤ן | vai.yit.Mon | and he hid | H2934 → |
| אֹתָם֙ | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| תַּ֥חַת | Ta.chat | under | H8478 → |
| הָאֵלָ֖ה | ha.'e.Lah | the oak | H424 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עִם־ | 'im- | [was] near | H5973 → |
| שְׁכֶֽם׃ | she.Khem | Shechem | H7927 → |
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