Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 34:4

“So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.””

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²When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

³And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

⁴So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

⁵Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.

⁶Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

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