Genesis 34:12
Aske of me abundantly both dowrie and giftes, and I will giue as ye appoint me, so that ye giue me the maide to wife.
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- Exod 22:16-17 : 16 And if a man entise a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, hee shall endowe her, and take her to his wife. 17 If her father refuse to giue her to him, hee shal pay money, according to ye dowry of virgins.
- Deut 22:28-29 : 28 If a man finde a mayde that is not betrothed, and take her, and lye with her, and they be founde, 29 Then the man that lay with her, shall giue vnto the maydes father fiftie shekels of siluer: and she shalbe his wife, because he hath humbled her: he can not put her away all his life.
- 1 Sam 18:25-27 : 25 And Saul sayd, This wise shal ye say to Dauid, The King desireth no dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistims, to bee auenged of the Kings enemies: for Saul thought to make Dauid fall into the handes of the Philistims. 26 And when his seruantes tolde Dauid these wordes, it pleased Dauid well, to be the Kings sonne in law: and the dayes were not expired. 27 Afterwarde Dauid arose with his men, and went and slewe of the Philistims two hundreth men: and Dauid brought their foreskinnes, and they gaue them wholly to the King that hee might be the Kings sonne in lawe: therefore Saul gaue him Michal his daughter to wife.
- 2 Sam 3:14 : 14 Then Dauid sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Sauls sonne, saying, Deliuer me my wife Michal, which I marryed for an hundreth foreskinnes of the Philistims.
- Hos 3:2 : 2 So I bought her to me for fifteene pieces of siluer, and for an homer of barlie and an halfe homer of barlie.
- Matt 14:17 : 17 Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes.
- Gen 24:53 : 53 Then the seruant tooke foorth iewels of siluer, and iewels of golde, and raiment, and gaue to Rebekah: also vnto her brother and to her mother he gaue gifts.
- Gen 29:18 : 18 And Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger daughter.
- Gen 31:41 : 41 Thus haue I bene twentie yeere in thine house, and serued thee fourteene yeeres for thy two daughters, and sixe yeeres for thy sheepe, and thou hast changed my wages tenne times.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 34:6-116 verses89%
6Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out vnto Iaakob to commune with him.
7And whe the sonnes of Iaakob were come out of the fielde and heard it, it grieued the men, & they were very angry, because he had wrought villenie in Israel, in that he had lyen with Iaakobs daughter: which thing ought not to be done.
8And Hamor communed with them, saying, the soule of my sonne Shechem longeth for your daughter: giue her him to wife, I pray you.
9So make affinitie with vs: giue your daughters vnto vs, and take our daughters vnto you,
10And ye shall dwell with vs, and the lande shalbe before you: dwell, and doe your businesse in it, and haue your possessions therein.
11Shechem also said vnto her father & vnto her brethren, Let me finde fauour in your eyes, and I will giue whatsoeuer ye shall appoint me.
- Gen 34:1-44 verses86%
1Then Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare vnto Iaakob, went out to see the daughters of that countrey.
2Whome when Shechem the sonne of Hamor the Hiuite lorde of that countrey sawe, hee tooke her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
3So his heart claue vnto Dinah the daughter of Iaakob: and he loued the maide, & spake kindely vnto the maide.
4Then said Shechem to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this maide to wife.
- Gen 34:13-142 verses81%
13Then the sonnes of Iaakob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, talking deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
14And they said vnto them, We can not do this thing, to giue our sister to an vncircumcised man: for that were a reproofe vnto vs.
- Gen 34:16-216 verses77%
16Then will we giue our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to vs, and will dwell with you, and be one people.
17But if ye will not hearken vnto vs to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and depart.
18Nowe their wordes pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamors sonne.
19And the yong man deferd not to doe the thing because he loued Iaakobs daughter: he was also the most set by of all his fathers house.
20Then Hamor and Shechem his Sonne went vnto the gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying,
21These men are peaceable with vs: and that they may dwell in the land, and doe their affaires therin (for behold, the land hath roume ynough for them) let vs take their daughters to wiues, and giue them our daughters.
- Gen 38:16-172 verses74%
16And he turned to the way towardes her, and saide, Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee. (for he knewe not that she was his daughter in lawe) And she answered, What wilt thou giue me for to lie with me?
17Then said he, I will sende thee a kid of the goates from the flocke; she said, Well, if thou wilt giue me a pledge, till thou sende it.
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17If her father refuse to giue her to him, hee shal pay money, according to ye dowry of virgins.
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29Then the man that lay with her, shall giue vnto the maydes father fiftie shekels of siluer: and she shalbe his wife, because he hath humbled her: he can not put her away all his life.
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26They slewe also Hamor and Shechem his sonne with the edge of the sword, & tooke Dinah out of Shechems house, and went their way.
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31Then he saide, What shal I giue thee? And Iaakob answered, Thou shalt giue mee nothing at all: if thou wilt doe this thing for mee, I will returne, feede, and keepe thy sheepe.
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31And they answered, Shoulde hee abuse our sister as a whore?
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2And her father sayde, I thought that thou hadst hated her: therefore gaue I her to thy companion. Is not her yonger sister fayrer then shee? take her, I pray thee, in stead of the other.
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38But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne.