Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister), King James Bible And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: Hebrew But becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that [Shechem] had defiled טִמֵּ֔א (ṭim·mê) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean their sister אֲחֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḥō·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister Dinah, דִּינָ֥ה (dî·nāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1783: Dinah -- daughter of Jacob Jacob’s יַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc sons בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son answered וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ (way·ya·‘ă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6030: To answer, respond [him] שְׁכֶ֨ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor and his father אָבִ֛יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father Hamor חֲמ֥וֹר (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2544: Hamor -- father of Shechem deceitfully. בְּמִרְמָ֖ה (bə·mir·māh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery |