KJV: And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
YLT: And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,
Darby: When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.
ASV: And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ | And when had heard [that] |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey. |
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בַּעֲלֵ֖י | the men |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בָּעַל Sense: owner, husband, lord. |
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מִֽגְדַּל־ | of the tower |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִגְדָּל Sense: tower. |
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שְׁכֶ֑ם | of Shechem |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׁכֶם Sense: son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob’s arrival. |
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וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | and they entered |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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אֶל־ | into |
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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צְרִ֔יחַ | the stronghold |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: צְרִיחַ Sense: excavation, underground chamber, cellar, underground room. |
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בֵּ֖ית | of the temple |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house. |
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אֵ֥ל | of the god |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֵל Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one. |
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בְּרִֽית | Berith |
Parse: Noun, proper Root: אֵל בְּרִית Sense: in the name of Baal-berith, a foreign deity worshipped in Shechem. |