And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob (A)held[a] his peace until they came. Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he (B)had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, (C)a thing which ought not to be done.

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  1. Genesis 34:5 kept silent

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