The Meaning of Genesis 34:29 Explained

Genesis 34:29

KJV: And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.

YLT: and all their wealth, and all their infants, and their wives they have taken captive, and they spoil also all that is in the house.

Darby: and all their goods, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and plundered them, and all that was in the houses.

ASV: and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 34:29?

MEANING: What does Genesis 34:29 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 34:29 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 34:29?

What is the context of Genesis 34:29?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that [was] in the house.

What does Genesis 34:29 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 34:18-31 - Jacob's Sons Spoil The Shechemites

It is not easy to steer our family life amid the rocks and quicksands of present-day worldliness; but we shall not prosper by using the world's weapons of duplicity and craft. The true way is to make our homes so attractive that our children will not be tempted to court the alliances that are offered by those whose only portion is in this life. Our Ruths would not leave our fields if we dropped more handfuls on purpose for them. The treachery of these two brethren was absolutely inexcusable. On his dying-bed Jacob reverted to it, and pronounced their scattering in Israel. Though Levi undid that curse by his obedience and devotion, Simeon seems to have made no effort in that direction, and soon became as water absorbed by the desert-sands. But see Revelation 7:7. What an awful thing it is when our conduct is such as to make religion offensive to those who observe our behavior, Genesis 34:30. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 34

¹ Dinah is ravished by Shechem
⁴ He requests to marry her
¹³ The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites
²⁰ Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it
²⁵ The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city
³⁰ Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi

What do the individual words in Genesis 34:29 mean?

And all their wealth their little ones their wives they took captive and they plundered even that [was] in the houses

וְאֶת־ כָּל־ חֵילָ֤ם טַפָּם֙ נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם שָׁב֖וּ וַיָּבֹ֑זּוּ וְאֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּבָּֽיִת

חֵילָ֤ם	their wealth
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: חַיִל Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
טַפָּם֙	their little ones
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: טַף Sense: children, little children, little ones.
נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם	their wives
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
שָׁב֖וּ	they took captive
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: שָׁבָה Sense: to take captive.
וַיָּבֹ֑זּוּ	and they plundered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בָּזַז Sense: to spoil, plunder, prey upon, seize.
וְאֵ֖ת	even
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	that [was]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בַּבָּֽיִת	in the houses
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.

What are the major concepts related to Genesis 34:29?

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