Genesis 34
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 34 of 50
Chapter Summary
1 Dinah is raped by Shechem. 4 He asks to marry her. 13 Jacob's sons say no unless all of the men of the city are circumcised. 20 Lusting for Jacob's wealth, they agree. 25 Simeon and Levi kill all the men. 27 and plunder their city.
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People & Context
Hivite prince who defiles Dinah, loves her, and seeks her as wife, agreeing to be circumcised before being killed
Daughter of Leah and Jacob, defiled by Shechem and later taken back from his house by her brothers
The Hivite, father of Shechem, who negotiates intermarriage with Jacob's sons before being killed
Dinah's father, who keeps silent and afterward rebukes Simeon and Levi for endangering his house
Son of Jacob who, with Levi, takes his sword and kills every male of the city in revenge
Son of Jacob who, with Simeon, slaughters the men of Shechem and plunders the city
Timeline
Dinah, Leah's daughter, goes out to see the daughters of the land. Shechem, son of Hamor (Hivite prince), sees her, takes her, lies with her, and humiliates her. Shechem's soul clings to Dinah, and he loves her.
Genesis 34:1-3Shechem asks his father Hamor to get Dinah as his wife.
Genesis 34:4Jacob hears of Dinah's defilement, but waits for his sons to return from the field. Hamor comes to speak with Jacob. Jacob's sons are furious, calling it disgraceful folly against Israel. Hamor proposes intermarriage and living among them. Shechem offers any bride-price. Jacob's sons, speaking deceptively due to the defilement of their sister, say they cannot give their sister to an uncircumcised man, as it is a reproach. They will only consent if all males among them are circumcised, then they will become one people. Otherwise, they will take Dinah and leave.
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