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Genesis 34:20 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying, "
Genesis 34:20
Verse in Context
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18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.
19 The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
20 Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
21 “These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters to us for wives, and let’s give them our daughters.
22 Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.
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Genesis 34:1
"Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land."
Genesis 34:2
"Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her."
Genesis 34:3
"His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady."
Genesis 34:4
"Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”"
Genesis 34:5
"Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came."
Genesis 34:6
"Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him."
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