Genesis 34 · Verse 2

Genesis 34:2

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
Genesis 34:2, King James Version

Genesis 34:2 in other translations

BSBWhen Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
WEBShechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.
ASVAnd Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
YLTand Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;
DARBYAnd when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
BBEAnd when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was the chief of that land, saw her, he took her by force and had connection with her.
WebsterAnd when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

What does Genesis 34:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 34:1-4

Ge 34:1-31. The Dishonor of Dinah. 1-4. Though freed from foreign troubles, Jacob met with a great domestic calamity in the fall of his only daughter. According to Josephus, she had been attending a festival; but it is highly probable that she had been often and freely mixing in the society of the place and that she, being a simple, inexperienced, and vain young woman, had been flattered by the attentions of the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Prince of the country - i.e., Hamor was prince; Shechem was the son of the prince or chief. Our version appears to represent Shechem as prince, but his father was the chief of the country. See Gen 34:6, Gen 34:8, etc.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 34:1-19

Young persons, especially females, are never so safe and well off as under the care of pious parents. Their own ignorance, and the flattery and artifices of designing, wicked people, who are ever laying snares for them, expose them to great danger. They are their own enemies if they desire to go abroad, especially alone, among strangers to true religion. Those parents are very wrong who do not hinder their children…

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Genesis 34:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200
אֹתָ֜הּ'o.Tah<obj.> herH853
שְׁכֶ֧םshe.KhemShechemH7927
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
חֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorHamorH2544
הַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.Vithe HiviteH2340
נְשִׂ֣יאne.Si'[the] chief ofH5387
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
אֹתָ֛הּ'o.Tah<obj.> herH853
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.Kavand he lay withH7901
אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tahwith <the> herH854
וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ\׃vay.'a.Ne.haand he humiliated herH6031

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 34:2

  • Matthew 5:28

    But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  • Job 31:1

    I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

  • Judges 14:1

    And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

  • Proverbs 13:20

    He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Job 31:9

    If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

  • Deuteronomy 22:29

    Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.

  • Genesis 33:19

    And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.

  • Genesis 39:6-7

    And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured. And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

  • Judges 19:24-25

    Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing. But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

  • Genesis 10:17

    And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

  • Deuteronomy 21:14

    And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

  • Genesis 6:2

    That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shechem.
10:17; 33:19
saw her.
6:2; 39:6,7; Jud 14:1; 2Sa 11:2; Job 31:1,9; Pr 13:20; Mt 5:28
took her.
20:2
defiled her. Heb. humbled her.
De 21:14; 22:24,29; Jud 19:24,25; Eze 22:10,11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 34:1

    And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

  • Genesis 34:2

    And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

  • Genesis 34:3

    And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

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Genesis 34:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vióla Sichêm, hijo de Hamor Heveo, príncipe de aquella tierra, y tomóla, y echóse con ella, y la deshonró.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Sichem, fils de Hamor, le Hévien, prince du pays, la vit, et la prit, et coucha avec elle et l’humilia.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es sah sie Sichem, der Sohn Hemors, des Hewiters, des Fürsten des Landes, und er nahm sie und lag bei ihr und schwächte sie.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quam cum vidisset Sichem filius Hemor Hevæi, princeps terræ illius, adamavit eam: et rapuit, et dormivit cum illa, vi opprimens virginem.