Genesis 34:30

New English Translation

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land – among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!”

Cross References

Genesis 12:12

When the Egyptians see you they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will keep you alive.

Genesis 12:2

Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

Genesis 12:6

Abram traveled through the land as far as the oak tree of Moreh at Shechem. (At that time the Canaanites were in the land.)

Genesis 13:7

So there were quarrels between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.)

Genesis 34:2

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.

Genesis 34:29

They captured as plunder all their wealth, all their little ones, and their wives, including everything in the houses.

Genesis 34:31

But Simeon and Levi replied, “Should he treat our sister like a common prostitute?”

Genesis 46:26

All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number. (This number does not include the wives of Jacob’s sons.)

Genesis 46:27

Counting the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, all the people of the household of Jacob who were in Egypt numbered seventy.

2 Samuel 10:6

When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, they sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob.

2 Samuel 16:21

Ahithophel replied to Absalom, “Have sex with your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.”

1 Kings 11:25

He was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomon’s reign and, like Hadad, caused trouble. He loathed Israel and ruled over Syria.

1 Kings 18:18

Elijah replied, “I have not brought disaster on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.

1 Chronicles 16:12

Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,

1 Chronicles 16:19

When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

1 Chronicles 19:6

When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.

1 Chronicles 2:7

The son of Carmi: Achan, who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.

Psalm 105:12

When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it,

Exodus 5:21

and they said to them, “May the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the opinion of Pharaoh and his servants, so that you have given them an excuse to kill us!”

Proverbs 11:17

A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

Proverbs 11:29

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

Proverbs 15:27

The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.

Deuteronomy 4:17

any kind of land animal, any bird that flies in the sky,

Deuteronomy 4:27

Then the Lord will scatter you among the peoples and there will be very few of you among the nations where the Lord will drive you.

Deuteronomy 7:7

It is not because you were more numerous than all the other peoples that the Lord favored and chose you – for in fact you were the least numerous of all peoples.

Joshua 7:25

Joshua said, “Why have you brought disaster on us? The Lord will bring disaster on you today!” All Israel stoned him to death. (They also stoned and burned the others.)

1 Samuel 13:4

All Israel heard this message, “Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

1 Samuel 16:2

Samuel replied, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

1 Samuel 27:1

David thought to himself, “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

1 Samuel 27:12

So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, “He is really hated among his own people in Israel! From now on he will be my servant.”