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Soothly when Hamor, the father of Shechem, was gone out to speak to Jacob,

lo! his sons came from the field. And when this thing that befelled was heard, they were wroth greatly; for he had wrought a foul thing in Israel, and he had done a thing unleaveful in the defouling of the daughter of Jacob. (lo! his sons came in from the field. And when they heard what had befallen, they were enraged; for Shechem had done a foul, or a vile, thing in Israel, and he had done an unlawful thing in the defiling of Jacob’s daughter.)

And so Hamor spake to them (And Hamor said to them), The soul of my son Shechem hath cleaved to your daughter; give ye her (for) a wife to him,

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Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.(A) Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked(B) and furious,(C) because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in[a] Israel(D) by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.(E)

But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.(F)

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  1. Genesis 34:7 Or against