New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 34:13-31
13But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister. 14They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to 1one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us. 15Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised, 16then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will 2live with you and become one people. 17But if you will not listen to us to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go.”
18Now their words seemed 3reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. 19The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father. 20So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the 4gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, 21“These men are 5friendly with us; therefore let them 6live in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is 7large enough for them. Let us take their daughters 8in marriage, and give our daughters to them. 22Only on this condition will the men consent to us to 9live with us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised. 23Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will 10live with us.” 2411All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and to his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.
25Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, 12Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male. 26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went forth. 27Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28They took their flocks and their herds and their donkeys, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field; 29and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even all that was in the houses. 30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have 13brought trouble on me by 14making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among 15the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and 1617my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and 18attack me and I will be destroyed, I and my household.” 31But they said, “Should he 19treat our sister as a harlot?”
Notes
- 1. Genesis 34:14 Gen 17:14 ↩
- 2. Genesis 34:16 Lit dwell ↩
- 3. Genesis 34:18 Lit good ↩
- 4. Genesis 34:20 Ruth 4:1; 2 Sam 15:2 ↩
- 5. Genesis 34:21 Lit peaceful ↩
- 6. Genesis 34:21 Lit dwell ↩
- 7. Genesis 34:21 Lit wide of hands before them ↩
- 8. Genesis 34:21 Lit to us for wives ↩
- 9. Genesis 34:22 Lit dwell ↩
- 10. Genesis 34:23 Lit dwell ↩
- 11. Genesis 34:24 Gen 23:10 ↩
- 12. Genesis 34:25 Gen 49:5-7 ↩
- 13. Genesis 34:30 Josh 7:25 ↩
- 14. Genesis 34:30 Ex 5:21; 1 Sam 13:4; 2 Sam 10:6 ↩
- 15. Genesis 34:30 Gen 13:7; 34:2 ↩
- 16. Genesis 34:30 Lit I, few in number ↩
- 17. Genesis 34:30 Gen 46:26, 27; Deut 4:27; 1 Chr 16:19; Ps 105:12 ↩
- 18. Genesis 34:30 Lit smite ↩
- 19. Genesis 34:31 Or make ↩
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
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