Genesis 34:2

Genesis 34:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
• New International Version (NIV)When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her.

Context of Genesis 34:2

1Dinah, daughter of Leah and Jacob, went out to visit some of the Canaanite women. When Shechem, son of the local ruler Hamor the Hivite, saw her, he took her and raped her. 3He became very fond of Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her. 4So Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl for my wife.”

Genesis 34:2 word by word

וַיַּ֨רְא אֹתָ֜הּ שְׁכֶ֧ם בֶּן־חֲמ֛וֹר הַֽחִוִּ֖י נְשִׂ֣יא הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אֹתָ֖הּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Hamorחֲמוֹרchămôr · HamorH2544
• the Hiviteחִוִּיchivvîy · HiviteH2340
• princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• her, he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• her, and layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: have sexH7901
• with her, and defiled herעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031

Cross-references for Genesis 34:2

• Genesis 10:17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
• Genesis 33:19Then he bought the piece of land on which he had put up his tents. He bought it from the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver.
• Genesis 6:2The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.
• Genesis 39:6So he left all that he owned in Joseph’s care. He wasn’t concerned about anything except the food he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome.
• Judges 14:1When Samson went to Timnah, he saw a young Philistine woman.
• 2 Samuel 11:2Now, when evening came, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the royal palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing, and she was very pretty.
• Job 31:1“I have made an agreement with my eyes. Then how can I look with lust at a virgin?
• Proverbs 13:20Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer.
• Matthew 5:28But I can guarantee that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery in his heart.
• Genesis 20:2Abraham told everyone that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar sent men to take Sarah.
• Deuteronomy 21:14But if it happens that you are no longer pleased with her, let her go wherever she wants. You must never sell her or mistreat her as if she were a slave, since you’ve already had sex with her.
• Deuteronomy 22:24take them to the gate of the city and stone them to death. The girl must die because she was in a city and didn’t scream for help. The man must die because he had sex with another man’s wife. You must get rid of this evil.
• Judges 19:24Here, let me bring out my virgin daughter and this man’s concubine. Rape them, and do with them whatever you want. Just don’t do such a godless thing to this man.”
• Ezekiel 22:10Men have sex with their father’s wives. They have sex with women when the women are having their periods and are unclean.

Commentaries on Genesis 34:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Prince of the country - i.e., Hamor was prince; Shechem was the son of the prince or chief. Our version appears to represent Shechem as prince, but his father was the chief of the country. See Genesis 34:6, Genesis 34:8, etc.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. 1-2Dinah was probably Jacob's only daughter (30:21). Shechem … saw her, he took her and lay with her by force: Shechem took Dinah and raped her, which ruined her chances for a proper marriage.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-4. Though freed from foreign troubles, Jacob met with a great domestic calamity in the fall of his only daughter. According to Josephus, she had been attending a festival; but it is highly probable that she had been often and freely mixing in the society of the place and that she, being a simple, inexperienced, and vain young woman, had been flattered by the attentions of the ruler's son. There must have been time and opportunities of acquaintance to…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 34:2

• Adultery
• Hivites
• Seduction
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Hamor
• Shechem
• Hivite
• Amorites
• 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