Genesis 34:13

Genesis 34:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
• New International Version (NIV)Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

Context of Genesis 34:13

11Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask. 12Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!” But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully. 14“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. 15We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

Genesis 34:13 word by word

וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־שְׁכֶ֨ם וְאֶת־חֲמ֥וֹר אָבִ֛יו בְּמִרְמָ֖ה וַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר טִמֵּ֔א אֵ֖ת דִּינָ֥ה אֲחֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• But becauseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• had defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• their sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• Dinahדִּינָהdîynâh · DinahH1783
• Jacob’sיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• ·שְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• and his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Hamorחֲמוֹרchămôr · HamorH2544
• deceitfullyמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• deceitfullyדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Genesis 34:13

• Genesis 25:27When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
• Judges 15:3Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in doing harm to the Philistines.”
• 2 Samuel 13:23Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
• Job 13:4You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
• Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
• Proverbs 12:13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
• Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Proverbs 24:28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
• Proverbs 26:24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
• Isaiah 59:13rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
• Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
• Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
• Matthew 28:13and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’

Commentaries on Genesis 34:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Answered - deceitfully - Which nothing could excuse; yet, to show that they had had much provocation, it is immediately subjoined וידברו vaidabberu, they spoke thus because he had defiled Dinah their sister; for so this parenthesis should be read.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-31Verses 1-31 - Dinah‘s Dishonor This chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her brothers. Genesis 34:1-5 Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land. The Jewish doctors of a later period fix the marriageable age of a female at twelve years and a day. It is probable that Dinah was in her thirteenth year when she went out to visit the daughters of the land. Six or seven years, therefore, must have been spent by Jacob between Sukkoth, where…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-17Dinah’s brothers responded to the proposal without waiting for Jacob to respond, and they acted deceitfully. They may not have thought that Shechem and his people would ever agree to the rite of circumcision, but they knew what they would do if the Canaanites accepted (34:25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. The sons of Jacob answered--The honor of their family consisted in having the sign of the covenant. Circumcision was the external rite by which persons were admitted members of the ancient Church. But that outward rite could not make the Shechemites true Israelites; and yet it does not appear that Jacob's sons required anything more. Nothing is said of their teaching the people to worship the true God, but only of their insisting on their being…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 34:13

• Deception

In the dictionaries

• Hamor
• Jacob
• Shechem
• Jacob, Israel
• Ask
• Consent
• Daughter
• Defile
• Dinah
• Folly

Commentaries on Genesis 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings