I will give you any gift [195] you want if you only allow me to marry Dinah. I will give you anything you ask, but let me marry Dinah.”
Genesis 34:13 - Easy To Read Version Jacob’s sons decided to lie to Shechem and his father. The brothers were still mad because Shechem had done such a bad thing to their sister Dinah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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: |
I will give you any gift [195] you want if you only allow me to marry Dinah. I will give you anything you ask, but let me marry Dinah.”
So the brothers said to him, “We cannot allow you to marry our sister because you are not yet circumcised. [196] It would be wrong for our sister to marry you.
But you three men try to cover up your ignorance with lies. You are like worthless doctors that can’t heal anyone.
Will you speak lies for God?\par Do you really believe your lies are what\par God wants you to say?\par
People tell lies to their neighbors.\par Each and every person flatters {\cf2\super [68]} his\par neighbors with lies.\par
An evil person says foolish things and is trapped by his words. But a good person escapes from that kind of trouble.
We sinned and turned against the Lord.\par We turned away from him and left him.\par We planned evil things.\par We planned things that are against God.\par We have thought of these things\par and planned them in our hearts.\par
I mean, all of the faithful people are gone.\par There are no good people left\par in this country.\par Every person is waiting to kill someone.\par Every person is trying to trap his brother.\par
They said to the soldiers, “Tell the people that Jesus’ followers came during the night and stole the body while you were sleeping.
My friends, don’t try to punish people when they do wrong to you. Wait for God to punish them with his anger. It is written: “I am the One who punishes; I will pay people back,” {\cf2\super [132]} says the Lord.
Be sure that no person pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.
But Samson said to him, “Now I have a good reason to hurt you Philistine people. No one will blame me now.”