Genesis 34:26 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 34:26

24 And all who ^awent out of the gate of his city heeded Hamor and Shechem his son; every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

25 Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, ^aSimeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males.

26 And they ^akilled Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went out.

27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled.

28 They took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field,

Verse Comparison: Genesis 34:26

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American Standard Version
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went forth.

Amplified® Bible
And they killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house [where she had been all this time] and departed.

Contemporary English Version
including Hamor and Shechem. Then they took Dinah and left.

Darby English Version
And Hamor and Shechem his son they slew with the edge of the sword; and took Dinah out of Shechem's house; and went out.

Good News Bible
including Hamor and his son Shechem. Then they took Dinah from Shechem's house and left.

King James Version
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.

New American Standard Bible
They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem's house, and went forth.

New International Version
They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left.

New King James Version
And they killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went out.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem's house, and went forth.

Revised Standard Version
They slew Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went away.

Young's Literal Translation
and Hamor, and Shechem his son, they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem's house, and go out.

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