Genesis 34:2 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 34:2

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Prince of the country - i.e., Hamor was prince; Shechem was the son of the prince or chief. Our version appears to represent Shechem as prince, but his father was the chief of the country. See Gen 34:6, Gen 34:8, etc.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֨רְא	vai.Yar'	and he saw	H7200 →
אֹתָ֜הּ	'o.Tah	<obj.> her	H853 →
שְׁכֶ֧ם	she.Khem	Shechem	H7927 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
חֲמ֛וֹר	cha.Mor	Hamor	H2544 →
הַֽחִוִּ֖י	ha.chi.Vi	the Hivite	H2340 →
נְשִׂ֣יא	ne.Si'	[the] chief of	H5387 →
הָאָ֑רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
וַיִּקַּ֥ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
אֹתָ֛הּ	'o.Tah	<obj.> her	H853 →
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vai.yish.Kav	and he lay with	H7901 →
אֹתָ֖הּ	'o.Tah	with <the> her	H854 →
וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃	vay.'a.Ne.ha	and he humiliated her	H6031 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Matthew 5:28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
leads to
- 1 John 2:16
  For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:33–34
  Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Proverbs 15:31
  He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
- Proverbs 9:6
  Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:14–18
  Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
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Job 31:1
“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
leads to
- Proverbs 6:25
  Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- James 1:14–15
  But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 119:37
  Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
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