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Genesis 34:30 in Hebrew וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶל־שִׁמְעֹ֣ון וְאֶל־לֵוִי֮ עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִי֒ לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֨נִי֙ בְּיֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּבַפְּרִזִּ֑י וַאֲנִי֙ מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר וְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּ עָלַי֙ וְהִכּ֔וּנִי וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י אֲנִ֥י וּבֵיתִֽי׃ Introduction to the Verse Genesis 34:30 records Yaʿaqov’s rebuke of Shimʿon and Levi after their attack on Shekhem. The verse states: וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶל־שִׁמְעֹ֣ון וְאֶל־לֵוִי֮ – “Then Yaʿaqov said to Shimʿon and Levi.” עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִי֒ – “You have troubled me.” לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֨נִי֙ בְּיֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ – “To make me odious among the inhabitants of the land.” A key word in this verse is עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם (ʿaḵartem), which helps us understand Yaʿaqov’s fear and distress.… Learn Hebrew