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Genesis 34:2

HamorHiviteShechemShechem
Sin

1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

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.

3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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BSB
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
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.
WEB
Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.
ASV
And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; And he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
DARBY
And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
BLB
And Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the land, saw her, and he took her and lay with her and violated her.
ÅB
Og Sikem, som var sønn av hevitten Hemor, høvdingen i landet, så henne; og han tok henne og lå hos henne og krenket henne.
OTB
Da Sikem, sønn av Hamor hevitten, landets fyrste, så henne, tok han henne og lå med henne og krenket henne.
B1930
Og Sikem, som var sønn av hevitten Hemor, høvdingen i landet, så henne; og han tok henne og lå hos henne og krenket henne.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 5:28

    But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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  • Job 31:1

    I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

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  • Judges 14:1

    And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

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  • Proverbs 13:20

    He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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  • Job 31:9

    If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

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  • Deuteronomy 22:29

    Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.

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  • Genesis 33:19

    And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.

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  • Genesis 39:6–7

    And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

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