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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But since Shechem had defiled their sister, Dinah, Jacob’s sons responded deceitfully to Shechem and his father, Hamor.

Context of Genesis 34:13

11Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. 12Ask me for as great a bride-price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife." The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. 14They said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us. 15Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised.

Genesis 34:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• and Hamorחֲמוֹרchămôr · HamorH2544
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• deceitfullyמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• and saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• because he had defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• Dinahדִּינָהdîynâh · DinahH1783
• their sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269

Cross-references for Genesis 34:13

• Genesis 25:27When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
• Judges 15:3And Samson said to them, "This time I shall be innocent in regard to the Philistines, when I do them harm."
• 2 Samuel 13:23After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons.
• Job 13:4As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.
• Psalms 12:2Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
• Proverbs 12:13An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
• Proverbs 12:18There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Proverbs 24:28Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
• Proverbs 26:24Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
• Isaiah 59:13transgressing, and denying the Lord, and turning back from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.
• Micah 7:2The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.
• Romans 12:19Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord."
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
• Matthew 28:13and said, "Tell people, '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