Put the marriage present and gift as high as you like, and I will give whatever you ask me; only give me the girl to be my wife.”
Genesis 34:13 - New Revised Standard Version The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled 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: |
Put the marriage present and gift as high as you like, and I will give whatever you ask me; only give me the girl 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.
As for you, you whitewash with lies; all of you are worthless physicians.
They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.
transgressing, and denying the Lord, and turning away from following our God, talking oppression and revolt, conceiving lying words and uttering them from the heart.
The faithful have disappeared from the land, and there is no one left who is upright; they all lie in wait for blood, and they hunt each other with nets.
telling them, “You must say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for 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.
Samson said to them, “This time, when I do mischief to the Philistines, I will be without blame.”