The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Jacob's sons came to the dead bodies and looted the entire city, because the people there had violated their sister.
The writer is describing how Jacob's sons took revenge by plundering an entire city after their sister was sexually assaulted.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Genesis, Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, was violated by Shechem, a prince of the Hivites, which sparked outrage among her brothers. This led to a deceptive plan by Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, who convinced the men of Shechem's city to undergo circumcision as a condition for intermarriage, only to attack them when they were weakened. The verse describes the aftermath, where Jacob's sons plundered the city as retribution for the defilement of their sister.
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