Genesis 34:2

The Dinah Incident

1 Now ^aDinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he ^atook her and lay with her, and violated her.

3 His soul¹ was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke² kindly to the young woman.

4 So Shechem ^aspoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young woman as a wife.”

5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob ^aheld his peace until they came.

6 Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Prince of the country - i.e., Hamor was prince; Shechem was the son of the prince or chief. Our version appears to represent Shechem as prince, but his father was the chief of the country. See Genesis 34:6, Genesis 34:8, etc.

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