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Genesis 34:6-8
English Standard Version
Genesis 34:6-8
English Standard Version
6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. 7 The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and (A)very angry, because he (B)had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, (C)for such a thing must not be done.
8 But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your[a] daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife.
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- Genesis 34:8 The Hebrew for your is plural here
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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