Genesis 34:13
11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
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
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
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And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
Read in contextRomans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Read in contextMatthew 28:13
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
Read in contextProverbs 26:24–26
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Read in contextProverbs 24:28–29
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Read in contextMicah 7:2
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Read in context2 Samuel 13:23–29
And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
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