Genesis 34:13

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 34:13

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

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KJV

King James Version

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

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WEB

World English Bible

The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit when they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

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ASV

American Standard Version

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 34

¹¹ Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

¹² Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

¹³ But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

¹⁴ “We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

¹⁵ We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

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