Genesis 34:27
Good News Translation
After the slaughter Jacob's other sons looted the town to take revenge for their sister's disgrace.

New Revised Standard Version
And the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled.

Contemporary English Version
Jacob's other sons came and took everything they wanted. All this was done because of the horrible thing that had happened to their sister.

New American Bible
Then the other sons of Jacob followed up the slaughter and sacked the city because their sister had been defiled.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.

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And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.

spoiled.

Esther 9:10,16 And when they had slain them, they would not touch the spoils of their goods. . . .

1 Timothy 6:10 For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.

they.

Genesis 34:2,31 And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin. . . .

Exodus 2:14 But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us? wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known?

Joshua 7:1,21 But the children of Israel transgressed the commandment, and took to their own use of that which was accursed. For Achan, the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zare, of the tribe of Juda, took something of the anathema: and the Lord was angry against the children of Israel. . . .

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Genesis 34:13 The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:

Context
The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers
26And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina out of Sichem's house. 27And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.28And they took their sheep, and their herds, and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in their fields.…
Cross References
Genesis 34:26
And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina out of Sichem's house.

Genesis 34:28
And they took their sheep, and their herds, and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in their fields.

Ezekiel 39:10
And they shall not bring wood out of the countries, nor cut down out of the forests: for they shall burn the weapons with fire, and shall make a prey of them to whom they had been a prey, and they shall rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.

Amos 3:11
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: The land shall be in tribulation, and shall be compassed about: and thy strength shall be taken away from thee, and thy houses shall be spoiled.

Genesis 34:26
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