Genesis 34:25
ContextNET © | In three days, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword 1 and went to the unsuspecting city 2 and slaughtered every male. |
NIV © | Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male. |
NASB © | Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male. |
NLT © | But three days later, when their wounds were still sore, two of Dinah’s brothers, Simeon and Levi, took their swords, entered the town without opposition, and slaughtered every man there, |
MSG © | Three days after the circumcision, while all the men were still very sore, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each with his sword in hand, walked into the city as if they owned the place and murdered every man there. |
BBE © | But on the third day after, before the wounds were well, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came into the town by surprise and put all the males to death. |
NRSV © | On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city unawares, and killed all the males. |
NKJV © | Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males. |
KJV | |
NASB © | Now it came <01961> about on the third <07992> day <03117> , when they were in pain <03510> , that two <08147> of Jacob's <03290> sons <01121> , Simeon <08095> and Levi <03878> , Dinah's <01783> brothers <0251> , each <0376> took <03947> his sword <02719> and came <0935> upon the city <05892> unawares <0983> , and killed <02026> every <03605> male .<02145> |
HEBREW | |
LXXM | arsenikon {A-ASN} |
NET © [draft] ITL | In three <07992> days <03117> , when <01961> they were still <01961> in pain <03510> , two <08147> of Jacob’s <03290> sons <01121> , Simeon <08095> and Levi <03878> , Dinah’s <01783> brothers <0251> , each <0376> took <03947> his sword <02719> and went <0935> to <05921> the unsuspecting <0983> city <05892> and slaughtered <02026> every <03605> male .<02145> |
NET © | In three days, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword 1 and went to the unsuspecting city 2 and slaughtered every male. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “a man his sword.” 2 tn Heb “and they came upon the city, [which was] secure.” In this case “secure” means the city was caught unprepared and at peace, not expecting an attack. |