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Genesis 34:2

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34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her,3 and sexually assaulted her.4

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  1. 3 Heb “and he took her and lay with her.” The suffixed form following the verb appears to be the sign of the accusative instead of the preposition, but see 1012 שָׁכַב.
  2. 4 The verb עָנָה (’anah) in the Piel stem can have various shades of meaning, depending on the context: “to defile; to mistreat; to violate; to rape; to shame; to afflict.” Here it means that Shechem violated or humiliated Dinah by raping her.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Shechem—son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain—saw her, he took her and raped her.

NLTNew Living Translation

But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. And he took her and lay with her and raped her.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.