When Shechem the son of Hamor (A)the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her [a]by force. [b]He was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and [c]spoke tenderly to her. So Shechem (B)spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young girl for a wife.”

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  1. Genesis 34:2 Lit and humbled her
  2. Genesis 34:3 Lit His soul clung
  3. Genesis 34:3 Lit spoke to the heart of the girl