Genesis 34:13
11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
12 Demand 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.
15 We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
- KJV
- And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
- WEB
- The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit when they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
- ASV
- And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
- DARBY
- And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke because he had defiled Dinah their sister
- BLB
- And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and they spoke because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
- ÅB
- Da svarte Jakobs sønner Sikem og Hemor, hans far, med svikefulle ord, fordi han hadde vanæret deres søster Dina,
- OTB
- Jakobs sønner svarte Sikem og hans far Hamor svikefullt, fordi han hadde krenket deres søster Dinah.
- B1930
- Da svarte Jakobs sønner Sikem og Hemor, hans far, med svikefulle ord, fordi han hadde vanæret deres søster Dina,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 25:27–34
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
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