Ask of me ever so much as marriage present and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; only give me the maiden to be my wife.”
Genesis 34:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, Common English Bible Jacob’s sons responded deviously to Shechem and his father Hamor because Shechem defiled their sister Dinah. Catholic Public Domain Version The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father with deceit, being enraged at the rape of their sister: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister: |
Ask of me ever so much as marriage present and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; only give me the maiden to be my wife.”
They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.
Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
transgressing, and denying the Lord, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.
The godly man has perished from the earth, and there is none upright among men; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts his brother with a net.
and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.
And Samson said to them, “This time I shall be blameless in regard to the Philistines, when I do them mischief.”