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When Hamor the Hivite’s son Shechem, the regional leader, saw her, he grabbed her and raped her, humiliating her. 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.”

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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