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Genesis 34:7

When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

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ASV

And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

KJV

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons ofH1121 →
יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
בָּ֤אוּBa.'uthey cameH935 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704 →
כְּשָׁמְעָ֔םke.sha.me.'Amwhen heard theyH8085 →
וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙vai.yit.'a.tze.Vuand they were indignantH6087 →
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582 →
וַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charand it burnedH2734 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נְבָלָ֞הne.va.Laha disgraceful follyH5039 →
עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213 →
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478 →
לִשְׁכַּב֙lish.Kavby lying withH7901 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בַּֽת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323 →
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
וְכֵ֖ןve.Khenand thusH3651 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ye.'a.Sehit is doneH6213 →

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Psalms 85:8I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.Judges 19:23The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.Joshua 7:15The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”Judges 20:6Then I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.2 Samuel 13:12“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!Deuteronomy 22:21she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.Genesis 31:36Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.Ecclesiastes 7:25I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.1 Chronicles 21:8Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”1 Corinthians 10:8We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.2 Samuel 13:21When King David heard all this, he was furious.Judges 19:22–25While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”2 Samuel 13:12–13“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!Exodus 19:5–6Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.Proverbs 7:7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,Genesis 46:7Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

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