Genesis 34:19

Plain English Version

Shekem really loved Dinah, and he really wanted to marry her soon, so he went quickly to do those things. Shekem was the most important person in his father’s family.

Cross References

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob worked for Laban for 7 years, so that he could marry Rachel. Jacob really loved Rachel, and he felt really happy that he was going to marry her. He was so happy that those 7 years only felt like a few days.

Genesis 34:18

Hamor and his son Shekem, they liked that idea, and they agreed to do what Jacob’s sons said.

Genesis 34:20

Hamor and his son Shekem, they went to the town gate, and they had a meeting with the other men that lived in that town. Hamor and Shekem said to those men,

Genesis 41:20

Then those 7 ugly, skinny cows, they ate those 7 good-looking, fat cows, those ones that came up first from the river.

Acts 13:50

But the Jewish leaders made trouble for Paul and Barnabas. There were some important women in that town that were not Jews, but they respected God. And there were some important men there too. The Jewish leaders told them bad things about Paul and Barnabas, so those important people made big trouble for Paul and Barnabas. They made so much trouble that Paul and Barnabas had to leave that town.

Acts 17:12

So a lot of those Jewish people believed in Jesus, and some of the important women and men that were not Jews believed in Jesus too.

1 Samuel 22:14

The old man answered, “No way, boss. David truly works for you. He is your best worker. And he is also your son-in-law, a boss soldier. Everybody that works for you respects him very much.