ࠅࠄࠕࠇࠕࠍࠅ ࠀࠕࠍࠅ ࠁࠍࠕࠉࠊࠌ ࠕࠕࠍࠅ ࠋࠍࠅ ࠅࠀࠕ ࠁࠍࠕࠉࠍࠅ ࠕࠒࠇࠅ ࠋࠊࠌ
Gen 34:9 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
והתחתנו אתנו בנתיכם תתנו לנו ואת בנתינו תקחו לכם
Gen 34:9 [Masoretic Text]
וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ אֹתָ֑נוּ בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנוּ־לָ֔נוּ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ תִּקְח֥וּ לָכֶֽם׃
And intermarry with us: your daughters you shall give to us, and our daughters you shall take for yourselves.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | והתחתנו | ࠅࠄࠕࠇࠕࠍࠅ | And intermarry |
| 2 | אתנו | ࠀࠕࠍࠅ | with us |
| 3 | בנתיכם | ࠁࠍࠕࠉࠊࠌ | your daughters |
| 4 | תתנו | ࠕࠕࠍࠅ | you shall give |
| 5 | לנו | ࠋࠍࠅ | to us |
| 6 | ואת | ࠅࠀࠕ | and + (direct object marker) |
| 7 | בנתינו | ࠁࠍࠕࠉࠍࠅ | our daughters |
| 8 | תקחו | ࠕࠒࠇࠅ | you shall take |
| 9 | לכם | ࠋࠊࠌ | for yourselves |
Morphology
- וְהִתְחַתְּנוּ (ve-hitḥattənū) — Root: חתן; Form: Hitpael imperative masculine plural; Translation: “And intermarry”; Notes: Reciprocal sense, calling for mutual marital alliances.
- אֹתָנוּ (ʾotānū) — Root: את; Form: Direct object marker + 1st person common plural suffix; Translation: “with us”; Notes: The pronominal suffix marks the people of Ḥamor and Shekhem as the proposed partners.
- בְּנֹתֵיכֶם (bənōtēkhem) — Root: בת; Form: Noun feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “your daughters”; Notes: Refers to the daughters of Yaʿaqov’s household.
- תִּתְּנוּ (tittənū) — Root: נתן; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall give”; Notes: Expresses reciprocal obligation in the proposed agreement.
- לָנוּ (lānū) — Root: ל; Form: Preposition + 1st person common plural suffix; Translation: “to us”; Notes: Marks Ḥamor and his people as the recipients of the daughters.
- וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ (ve-ʾet-bənōtēnū) — Root: בת; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun feminine plural construct + 1st person common plural suffix; Translation: “and our daughters”; Notes: Identifies the reciprocal offering from Shekhem’s people.
- תִּקְחוּ (tiqḥū) — Root: לקח; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall take”; Notes: Parallel to “you shall give,” emphasizing mutual exchange.
- לָכֶם (lākhem) — Root: ל; Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “for yourselves”; Notes: Marks the recipients of Shekhem’s daughters in the proposed arrangement.
