Genesis 34:13 - Plain English Version13 But Jacob’s sons were still thinking about that bad thing that Shekem did to their sister Dinah. So they pretended to make an agreement with Shekem and Hamor, but really, they were tricking them. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, [justifying their intended action by saying, in effect, we are going to do this] because Shechem had defiled and disgraced their sister Dinah. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible13 Jacob’s sons responded deviously to Shechem and his father Hamor because Shechem defiled their sister Dinah. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father with deceit, being enraged at the rape of their sister: Ver Capítulo |
Listen, my good friends, if somebody does something bad to you, don’t do something bad to them. Don’t do payback to them. No, just wait for God. He will get angry with them, and he will do payback to them one day. We can read this in God’s book, “God says, ‘It is my job to do payback to people for the bad things they do. I will punish them, so don’t try to do it yourself.’ ”
In that culture, when a man married a woman, he used to pay money to that woman’s family and give them presents. So Shekem talked to Dinah’s father and brothers about that. He said, “Tell me how much money you want, and I will give it to you. Even if you want lots and lots of money and presents, I will give them to you. Please just let me marry that young woman Dinah.”