Genesis 34:2 KJV — MannaFest

Genesis 34:2

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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ASV

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

WEB

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

YLT

and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

DBT

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

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Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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31 verses on the floor

Matthew 5:28
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Judges 9:28
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
Deuteronomy 21:14
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
Job 31:1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Judges 14:1
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

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According to JOSEPHUS, she had been attending a festival; but it is highly probable that she had been often and freely mixing in the society of the place and that she, being a simple, inexperienced, and vain young woman, had been flattered by the attentions of the ruler's son.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Note, The beginning of sin is as the letting forth of water. How great a matter does a little fire kindle! We should therefore carefully avoid all occasions of sin and approaches to it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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GEN 34:2MAT 5:28 1JN 2:16
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
GEN 34:2PRO 13:20 1CO 15:33-34
GEN 34:2JOB 31:1 PRO 6:25
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
GEN 34:2JOB 31:1 JAS 1:14-15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 34:2PRO 13:20 PRO 15:31
GEN 34:2JOB 31:1 PSA 119:37
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 34:2PRO 13:20 PRO 9:6
GEN 34:2PRO 13:20 2CO 6:14-18

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