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Genesis 34:1–4

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Dinah and the Shechemites

34Now Dinah,g the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. 2When Shechemh son of Hamori the Hivite,j the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.k 3His heart was drawn to Dinahl daughter of Jacob;m he lovedn the young woman and spoke tenderlyo to her. 4And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”p

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  1. gSee Ge 30:21
  2. hSee Ge 33:19
  3. iSee Ge 33:19
  4. jSee Ge 10:17
  5. kDt 21:14; 2 Sa 13:14
  6. lver 26
  7. mver 19
  8. nSee Ge 24:67
  9. oGe 50:21; Isa 14:1; 40:2
  10. pSee Ge 21:21

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. 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. And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this girl for my wife.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Leah’s daughter Dinah, whom Leah bore to Jacob, went out to see some of the young women of the area. When Shechem—son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain—saw her, he took her and raped her. He became infatuated with Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her. “Get me this girl as a wife,” he told his father.

NLTNew Living Translation

One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in the area. But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her. But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words. He said to his father, Hamor, “Get me this young girl. I want to marry her.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 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. And his soul clung to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke tenderly to the girl. So Shechem said to Hamor his father, saying, “Get this girl for me as a wife.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.