Genesis 34:2 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

When Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite who was a prince of that region, saw her, he took her by force, slept with her, and violated her.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes how Prince Shechem sexually assaulted Dinah, Jacob's daughter, which was a serious crime and violation.

📚 Historical Context

In the biblical narrative of Genesis, Jacob and his family had settled in the land of Canaan after his return from living with his uncle Laban. Dinah, Jacob's daughter, went out to visit the women of the region, where she caught the eye of Shechem, the son of Hamor, a Hivite prince who ruled in that area. This event of Shechem forcibly taking and violating her set off a chain of conflicts, including revenge by Dinah's brothers and negotiations between the families.

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Genesis 34:13

Jacob's sons responded to Shechem and his father Hamor with deception and lies, because Shechem had sexually violated their sister Dinah.

Genesis 34:7

When Jacob's sons came back from the fields and heard what had happened, they were deeply hurt and extremely angry. They were furious because Shechem had done something shameful in Israel by sleeping with their sister, which was something that should never have been done.

Genesis 34:27

Jacob's sons came to the dead bodies and looted the entire city, because the people there had violated their sister.

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