Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her. New Living Translation But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her. New American Standard Bible When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her and raped her. NASB 1995 When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. NASB 1977 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. Legacy Standard Bible Then Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her and took her and lay with her and violated her. Amplified Bible When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince (sheik) of the land, saw her, he kidnapped her and lay [intimately] with her by force [humbling and offending her]. Christian Standard Bible When Shechem—son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain—saw her, he took her and raped her. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the region, saw her, he took her and raped her. American Standard Version And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her. Contemporary English Version She was seen by Hamor's son Shechem, the leader of the Hivites, and he grabbed her and raped her. English Revised Version And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Shechem, son of the local ruler Hamor the Hivite, saw her, he took her and raped her. Good News Translation When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who was chief of that region, saw her, he took her and raped her. International Standard Version When Hamor the Hivite's son Shechem, the regional leader, saw her, he grabbed her and raped her, humiliating her. Majority Standard Bible When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. NET Bible When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her. New Heart English Bible When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he grabbed her, and raped her, and humiliated her. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, sees her, and takes her, and lies with her, and humbles her; Young's Literal Translation and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her; Smith's Literal Translation And Shechem will see her, the son of Hamor the Hivite, chief of the land; will take her, and lie with her, and will humble her. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the leader of that land, had seen her, he fell in love with her. And so he seized her and slept with her, overwhelming the virgin by force. New American Bible When Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, the leader of the region, saw her, he seized her and lay with her by force. New Revised Standard Version When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the region, saw her, he seized her and lay with her by force. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and defiled her. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Shekeem saw her, son of Khamor, Khwaya the Khivite, Prince of the land, and he took her and lay with her and disgraced her. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Sychem the son of Emmor the Evite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Defiling of Dinah1Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. 2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. 3And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.… Cross References 2 Samuel 13:11-14 And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!” / “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” ... Judges 19:25 But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go. Deuteronomy 22:25-27 But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die. / Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him. / When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. 2 Samuel 13:1-2 After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom. / Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her. Leviticus 18:9 You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere. Deuteronomy 22:28-29 If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, / then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives. 2 Samuel 13:32 But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar. Exodus 22:16-17 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife. / If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin. Leviticus 18:29 Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people. 2 Samuel 13:20 Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom. 1 Corinthians 5:1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; ... Ephesians 5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Romans 13:13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Treasury of Scripture 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. Shechem. Genesis 10:17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, Genesis 33:19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money. saw her. Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. Genesis 39:6,7 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured… Judges 14:1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. took her. Genesis 20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. defiled her. Deuteronomy 21:14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her. Deuteronomy 22:24,29 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you… Judges 19:24,25 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing… Jump to Previous Area Chief Connection Country Defiled Force Hamor Hivite Humbled Humbleth Lay Prince Ruler Seized Shechem ViolatedJump to Next Area Chief Connection Country Defiled Force Hamor Hivite Humbled Humbleth Lay Prince Ruler Seized Shechem ViolatedGenesis 34 1. Dinah is ravished by Shechem.4. He requests to marry her. 13. The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites. 20. Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it. 25. The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city. 30. Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi. When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite The name "Shechem" is significant in biblical history, as it refers to both a person and a place. Shechem, the son of Hamor, is a Hivite, a group of people living in Canaan during the time of the patriarchs. The Hivites were one of the many Canaanite tribes that the Israelites would later encounter. The name "Shechem" itself means "shoulder" or "ridge," possibly indicating strength or prominence. Historically, Shechem was a city of great importance, located in a strategic position in the hill country of Ephraim. It was a place of covenant and decision, as seen in other biblical narratives. The mention of Shechem as "son of Hamor" ties him to a lineage and a people, emphasizing the interconnectedness of families and tribes in ancient times. the prince of the region saw her he took her and lay with her by force Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Shechemשְׁכֶ֧ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Hamor חֲמ֛וֹר (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2544: Hamor -- father of Shechem the Hivite, הַֽחִוִּ֖י (ha·ḥiw·wî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2340: Hivite -- a Chivvite the prince נְשִׂ֣יא (nə·śî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist of the region, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land saw her, וַיַּ֨רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see he took וַיִּקַּ֥ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take her אֹתָ֛הּ (’ō·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and lay וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (way·yiš·kaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down with her אֹתָ֖הּ (’ō·ṯāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among by force. וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃ (way·‘an·ne·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted Links Genesis 34:2 NIVGenesis 34:2 NLT Genesis 34:2 ESV Genesis 34:2 NASB Genesis 34:2 KJV Genesis 34:2 BibleApps.com Genesis 34:2 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:2 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:2 French Bible Genesis 34:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 34:2 Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite (Gen. 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