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Genesis 34:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" 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. "

Genesis 34:26

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24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

25 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.

26 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.

27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,

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Genesis 30:21

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"And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah."

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Deuteronomy 32:42

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"I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy."

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Isaiah 31:8

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"Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited."

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2 Samuel 2:26

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"Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?"

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Judges 9:18

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"And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)"

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Genesis 37:12

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"And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem."

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From This Chapter

Genesis 34:1

"And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land."

Genesis 34:2

"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."

Genesis 34:3

"And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel."

Genesis 34:4

"And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife."

Genesis 34:5

"And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come."

Genesis 34:6

"And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him."

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