Genesis 34:2

World English Bible (2000)

Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.

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  • Gen 6:2 : 2 that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
  • Gen 10:17 : 17 the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,
  • Gen 20:2 : 2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
  • Gen 33:19 : 19 He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one hundred pieces of money.
  • Gen 39:6-7 : 6 He left all that he had in Joseph's hand. He didn't concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome. 7 It happened after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, "Lie with me."
  • Deut 21:14 : 14 It shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she will; but you shall not sell her at all for money, you shall not deal with her as a slave, because you have humbled her.
  • Deut 22:24 : 24 then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones; the lady, because she didn't cry, being in the city; and the man, because he has humbled his neighbor's wife: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.
  • Deut 22:29 : 29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the lady's father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has humbled her; he may not put her away all his days.
  • Judg 14:1 : 1 Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
  • Judg 19:24-25 : 24 Behold, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them what seems good to you; but to this man don't do any such folly." 25 But the men wouldn't listen to him: so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they had sex with her, and abused her all night until the morning: and when the day began to dawn, they let her go.
  • 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.
  • Job 31:1 : 1 "I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
  • Job 31:9 : 9 "If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor's door,
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
  • Ezek 22:10-11 : 10 In you have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you have they humbled her who was unclean in her impurity. 11 One has committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
  • Matt 5:28 : 28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 34:3-9
    7 verses
    87%

    3 His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.

    4 Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young lady as a wife."

    5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.

    6 Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him.

    7 The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; a which thing ought not to be done.

    8 Hamor talked with them, saying, "The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

    9 Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

  • Gen 34:1
    85%

    1 Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

  • Gen 34:24-27
    4 verses
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    24 All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor, and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

    25 It happened on the third day, when they were sore, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.

    26 They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went away.

    27 Jacob's sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

  • Gen 34:11-13
    3 verses
    82%

    11 Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.

    12 Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife."

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

  • Gen 34:18-21
    4 verses
    81%

    18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

    19 The young man didn't wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.

    20 Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

    21 "These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.