Verse 4
Genesis 34:4
New Living Translation
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He said to his father, Hamor, “Get me this young girl. I want to marry her.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁכֶ֔ם אֶל חֲמ֥וֹר אָבִ֖י/ו לֵ/אמֹ֑ר קַֽח לִ֛/י אֶת הַ/יַּלְדָּ֥ה הַ/זֹּ֖את לְ/אִשָּֽׁה
English Translation
And Shechem said to Hamor his father, saying, "Get me this young woman as a wife."
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Chapter 34 Context
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One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in th...
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But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her.
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But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words.
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He said to his father, Hamor, “Get me this young girl. I want to marry her.”
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Soon Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter, Dinah. But since his sons were out in the fi...
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Hamor, Shechem’s father, came to discuss the matter with Jacob.
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Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the field as soon as they heard what had happened. They wer...
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Hamor tried to speak with Jacob and his sons. “My son Shechem is truly in love with your daughter,”...
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In fact, let’s arrange other marriages, too. You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will gi...
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And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to...
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Then Shechem himself spoke to Dinah’s father and brothers. “Please be kind to me, and let me marry h...
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No matter what dowry or gift you demand, I will gladly pay it — just give me the girl as my wife.”
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But since Shechem had defiled their sister, Dinah, Jacob’s sons responded deceitfully to Shechem and...
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They said to them, “We couldn’t possibly allow this, because you’re not circumcised. It would be a d...
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But here is a solution. If every man among you will be circumcised like we are,
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then we will give you our daughters, and we’ll take your daughters for ourselves. We will live among...
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But if you don’t agree to be circumcised, we will take her and be on our way.”
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Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to their proposal.
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Shechem wasted no time in acting on this request, for he wanted Jacob’s daughter desperately. Sheche...
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and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.
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“These men are our friends,” they said. “Let’s invite them to live here among us and trade freely. L...
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But they will consider staying here and becoming one people with us only if all of our men are circu...
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But if we do this, all their livestock and possessions will eventually be ours. Come, let’s agree to...
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So all the men in the town council agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every male in the town was cir...
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But three days later, when their wounds were still sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, who w...
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including Hamor and his son Shechem. They killed them with their swords, then took Dinah from Sheche...
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Meanwhile, the rest of Jacob’s sons arrived. Finding the men slaughtered, they plundered the town be...
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They seized all the flocks and herds and donkeys — everything they could lay their hands on, both in...
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They looted all their wealth and plundered their houses. They also took all their little children an...
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Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the peo...
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“But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?” they retorted angrily.
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