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He had much desire for Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the girl and spoke kind words to her. So Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this young girl for a wife.”

Now Jacob heard that Shechem had put his daughter Dinah to shame. But his sons were with the flocks in the field, so Jacob kept quiet until they returned.

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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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