Jacob learned that the boy had done this very bad thing to his daughter. But all Jacob’s sons were out in the field with the cattle. So Jacob did nothing until they came home.
Genesis 34:6 - Easy To Read Version At that time, Shechem’s father, Hamor, went to talk with Jacob. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Hamor father of Shechem went out to Jacob to have a talk with him. American Standard Version (1901) And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. Common English Bible Meanwhile, Hamor, Shechem’s father, went out to Jacob to speak with him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when Hamor, the father of Shechem, had gone out to speak to Jacob, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Hemor, the father of Sichem, was come out to speak to Jacob, |
Jacob learned that the boy had done this very bad thing to his daughter. But all Jacob’s sons were out in the field with the cattle. So Jacob did nothing until they came home.
In the fields, Jacob’s sons heard the news about what happened. They were very angry when they heard this. They were mad because Shechem had brought shame to Israel by raping Jacob’s daughter. The brothers came in from the fields as soon as they heard about the terrible thing Shechem had done.
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “We are the men of Shechem. Why should we obey Abimelech? Who does he think he is? Abimelech is one of Jerub Baal’s sons, right? And Abimelech made Zebul his officer, right? We should not obey Abimelech! We should follow our own people, men from Hamor. [83] (Hamor was the father of Shechem.)