Genesis 34:1
New International Version
Dinah and the Shechemites
34 Now Dinah,(A) the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.
Genesis 34:1
New King James Version
The Dinah Incident
34 Now (A)Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
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Genesis 34:3
New International Version
3 His heart was drawn to Dinah(A) daughter of Jacob;(B) he loved(C) the young woman and spoke tenderly(D) to her.
Genesis 34:3
New King James Version
3 His soul [a]was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke [b]kindly to the young woman.
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- Genesis 34:3 Lit. clung to
- Genesis 34:3 tenderly
Genesis 34:5-7
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5 When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled,(A) his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.
6 Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.(B) 7 Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked(C) and furious,(D) because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in[a] Israel(E) by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.(F)
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- Genesis 34:7 Or against
Genesis 34:5-7
New King James Version
5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob (A)held[a] his peace until they came. 6 Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he (B)had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, (C)a thing which ought not to be done.
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- Genesis 34:5 kept silent
Genesis 34:13
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13 Because their sister Dinah had been defiled,(A) Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully(B) as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor.
Genesis 34:13
New King James Version
13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke (A)deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
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Genesis 34:19
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19 The young man, who was the most honored(A) of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.(B)
Genesis 34:19
New King James Version
19 So the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was (A)more honorable than all the household of his father.
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Genesis 34:25
New King James Version
25 Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, (A)Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males.
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Genesis 34:27
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27 The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city(A) where[a] their sister had been defiled.(B)
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- Genesis 34:27 Or because
Genesis 34:27
New King James Version
27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled.
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Genesis 34:30
New International Version
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble(A) on me by making me obnoxious(B) to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land.(C) We are few in number,(D) and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
Genesis 34:30
New King James Version
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (A)“You have (B)troubled me (C)by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; (D)and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”
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