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Genesis 34:25–30

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25Three days later, while all of them were still in pain,u two of Jacob’s sons, Simeonv and Levi,w Dinah’s brothers, took their swordsx and attacked the unsuspecting city,y killing every male.z 26They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sworda and took Dinahb from Shechem’s house and left. 27The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the cityc wherec their sister had been defiled.d 28They seized their flocks and herds and donkeyse and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields.f 29They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children,g taking as plunderh everything in the houses.i

30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought troublej on me by making me obnoxiousk to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land.l We are few in number,m and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

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  1. cOr because

Cross references

  1. uJos 5:8
  2. vSee Ge 29:33
  3. wSee Ge 29:34
  4. xGe 49:5; Mal 2:16
  5. yJdg 18:7, 10, 27; Eze 38:11
  6. zGe 49:7
  7. aSee ver 7; Ge 48:22
  8. bver 3
  9. c2 Ki 21:14
  10. dSee ver 5
  11. eGe 43:18
  12. fSee ver 23
  13. gSee Ge 31:26
  14. hNu 14:3; 31:9, 53; Dt 2:35; Jos 7:21
  15. i2 Ki 8:12; Isa 13:16; La 5:11; Am 1:13; Zec 14:2
  16. jGe 43:6; Ex 5:23; Nu 11:11
  17. kEx 5:21; 6:9; 1 Sa 13:4; 27:12; 2 Sa 10:6; 1 Ch 19:6
  18. lSee Ge 13:7
  19. mGe 35:26; 46:27; Ex 1:5; Dt 10:22; 26:5; 1 Ch 16:19; Ps 105:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house and went away. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male. They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went away. Jacob’s sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled. They took their flocks, herds, donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. They captured all their possessions, dependents, and wives and plundered everything in the houses.

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But three days later, when their wounds were still sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, who were Dinah’s full brothers, took their swords and entered the town without opposition. Then they slaughtered every male there, including Hamor and his son Shechem. They killed them with their swords, then took Dinah from Shechem’s house and returned to their camp.

Meanwhile, the rest of Jacob’s sons arrived. Finding the men slaughtered, they plundered the town because their sister had been defiled there. They seized all the flocks and herds and donkeys—everything they could lay their hands on, both inside the town and outside in the fields. They looted all their wealth and plundered their houses. They also took all their little children and wives and led them away as captives.

Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the people of this land—among all the Canaanites and Perizzites. We are so few that they will join forces and crush us. I will be ruined, and my entire household will be wiped out!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that on the third day, while they were in pain, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, each took his sword and came against the unsuspecting city and killed all the males. They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and they took Dinah from the house of Shechem and went out. The other sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. They took their flocks and their cattle and their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and whatever was in the field. They captured and plundered all that was in the houses—all their wealth, their little ones, and their women. Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me, making me stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites! I am few in number! If they gather against me and attack me, I will be destroyed—I and my household!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.