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Book of Genesis, Chapter 34

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Genesis 34 NASB - New American Standard BibleGenesis 34 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 34 of Genesis—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now 1Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to [a]visit the daughters of the land.
  2. When Shechem the son of Hamor 2the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her [b]by force.
  3. [c]He was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and [d]spoke tenderly to her.
  4. So Shechem 3spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young girl for a wife.”
  5. Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob kept silent until they came in.
  6. Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.
  7. Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a [e]4disgraceful thing in Israel [f]by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.
  8. ¶ But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him [g]in marriage.
  9. Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.
  10. Thus you shall [h]live with us, and 5the land shall be open before you; [i]live and 6trade in it and 7acquire property in it.”
  11. Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “If I find favor in your sight, then I will give whatever you say to me.
  12. Ask me ever so much bridal payment and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; but give me the girl [j]in marriage.”
  13. ¶ But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
  14. They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to 8one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.
  15. Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised,
  16. then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will [k]live with you and become one people.
  17. But if you will not listen to us to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go.”
  18. ¶ Now their words seemed [l]reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.
  19. The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father.
  20. So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the 9gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
  21. “These men are [m]friendly with us; therefore let them [n]live in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is [o]large enough for them. Let us take their daughters [p]in marriage, and give our daughters to them.
  22. Only on this condition will the men consent to us to [q]live with us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.
  23. Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will [r]live with us.”
  24. 10All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and to his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.
  25. ¶ Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, 11Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male.
  26. They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went forth.
  27. Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister.
  28. They took their flocks and their herds and their donkeys, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;
  29. and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even all that was in the houses.
  30. Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have 12brought trouble on me by 13making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among 14the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and [s]15my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and [t]attack me and I will be destroyed, I and my household.”
  31. But they said, “Should he [u]treat our sister as a harlot?”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit see
  2. ^ Lit and humbled her
  3. ^ Lit His soul clung
  4. ^ Lit spoke to the heart of the girl
  5. ^ Lit senseless
  6. ^ Lit to lie
  7. ^ Lit for a wife
  8. ^ Lit dwell
  9. ^ Lit dwell
  10. ^ Lit for a wife
  11. ^ Lit dwell
  12. ^ Lit good
  13. ^ Lit peaceful
  14. ^ Lit dwell
  15. ^ Lit wide of hands before them
  16. ^ Lit to us for wives
  17. ^ Lit dwell
  18. ^ Lit dwell
  19. ^ Lit I, few in number
  20. ^ Lit smite
  21. ^ Or make

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ge 30:21
  2. ^ Ge 34:30
  3. ^ Jg 14:2
  4. ^ De 22:20-30; Jg 20:6; 2Sa 13:12
  5. ^ Ge 13:9; 20:15
  6. ^ Ge 42:34
  7. ^ Ge 47:27
  8. ^ Ge 17:14
  9. ^ Ru 4:1; 2Sa 15:2
  10. ^ Ge 23:10
  11. ^ Ge 49:5-7
  12. ^ Jos 7:25
  13. ^ Ex 5:21; 1Sa 13:4; 2Sa 10:6
  14. ^ Ge 13:7; 34:2
  15. ^ Ge 46:26, 27; De 4:27; 1Ch 16:19; Ps 105:12

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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