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He was attached to[a] Dinah, Jacob’s daughter, since he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.[b] Then Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get this young woman[c] for me to be my wife.”

Because Jacob learned that Shechem had dishonored his daughter Dinah while his sons were still out with their cattle on the open range, he remained silent until they returned.

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  1. Genesis 34:3 Lit. His soul clung
  2. Genesis 34:3 Lit. to the heart of the young lady
  3. Genesis 34:4 Or girl

His heart was drawn to Dinah(A) daughter of Jacob;(B) he loved(C) the young woman and spoke tenderly(D) to her. And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”(E)

When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled,(F) his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.

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