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Genesis 34:1

DinahIsraelLeah
Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

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BSB
Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
KJV
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
WEB
Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
ASV
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
DARBY
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
BLB
And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
ÅB
Dina, Jakobs datter med Lea, gikk engang ut for å se på landets døtre.
OTB
Dinah, datteren til Lea, som hun hadde født til Jakob, gikk ut for å besøke landets døtre.
B1930
Dina, Jakobs datter med Lea, gikk engang ut for å se på landets døtre.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 30:21

    After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

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  • Jeremiah 2:36

    How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.

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  • Genesis 27:46

    Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”

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  • Genesis 46:15

    These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

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  • Genesis 26:34

    When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

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  • Genesis 30:13

    Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

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  • Genesis 28:6

    Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”

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  • 1 Timothy 5:13

    At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.

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