The Book of Genesis-Verse by Verse

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Genesis 34:5 (KJV) 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.

 

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And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

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Genesis 34:7 (KJV) And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

 

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Genesis 34:8 (KJV) And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

 

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Genesis 34:9 (KJV) And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

 

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Genesis 34:10 (KJV) And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

 

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Genesis 34:11 (KJV) And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

 

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Genesis 34:12 (KJV) Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

 

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Genesis 34:13 (KJV) 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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Genesis 34:14 (KJV) And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:

 

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Genesis 34:15 (KJV) But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

 

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Genesis 34:16 (KJV) Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

 

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Genesis 34:17 (KJV) But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

 

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Genesis 34:18 (KJV) And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

 

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Genesis 34:19 (KJV) And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

 

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Genesis 34:20 (KJV) And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

 

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Genesis 34:21 (KJV) These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

 

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Genesis 34:22 (KJV) Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

 

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Genesis 34:23 (KJV) Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

 

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Genesis 34:24 (KJV) 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.