Genesis 34:26
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.
Genesis 34:26 in other translations
| BSB | They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. |
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| WEB | They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. |
| ASV | And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went forth. |
| YLT | and Hamor, and Shechem his son, they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem's house, and go out. |
| DARBY | And Hamor and Shechem his son they slew with the edge of the sword; and took Dinah out of Shechem's house; and went out. |
| BBE | And Hamor and his son they put to death with the sword, and they took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away. |
| Webster | And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. |
What does Genesis 34:26 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 34:20-31
The Shechemites submitted to the sacred rite, only to serve a turn, to please their prince, and to enrich themselves, and it was just with God to bring punishment upon them. As nothing secures us better than true religion, so nothing exposes us more than religion only pretended to. But Simeon and Levi were most unrighteous. Those who act wickedly, under the pretext of religion, are the worst enemies of the truth…
Genesis 34:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 34:26
- Isaiah 31:8
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
- Deuteronomy 32:42
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
- 2 Samuel 2:26
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
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Context
- Genesis 34:25
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
- Genesis 34:26
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.
- Genesis 34:27
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Genesis 34:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y á Hamor y á Sichêm su hijo los mataron á filo de espada: y tomaron á Dina de casa de Sichêm, y saliéronse. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils passèrent au fil de l’épée Hamor et Sichem, son fils, et emmenèrent Dina de la maison de Sichem, et s’en allèrent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | auch Hemor und seinen Sohn Sichem ermordeten sie mit der Schärfe des Schwertes und nahmen Dina aus dem Hause Sichems und gingen davon. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hemor et Sichem pariter necaverunt, tollentes Dinam de domo Sichem sororem suam. |