Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city where their sister had been defiled. New Living Translation Meanwhile, the rest of Jacob’s sons arrived. Finding the men slaughtered, they plundered the town because their sister had been defiled there. English Standard Version The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. Berean Standard Bible Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled. King James Bible The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. New King James Version The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled. New American Standard Bible Jacob’s sons came upon those killed and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister. NASB 1995 Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister. NASB 1977 Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister. Legacy Standard Bible Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and plundered the city because they had defiled their sister. Amplified Bible Then Jacob’s [other] sons came upon those who were killed and looted the town, because their sister had been defiled and disgraced. Christian Standard Bible Jacob’s sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jacob’s other sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled. American Standard Version The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. 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. English Revised Version The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Jacob's sons stripped the corpses and looted the city where their sister had been dishonored. Good News Translation After the slaughter Jacob's other sons looted the town to take revenge for their sister's disgrace. International Standard Version Jacob's other sons came along afterward and plundered the city where their sister had been defiled, Majority Standard Bible Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled. NET Bible Jacob's sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated. New Heart English Bible Jacob’s sons entered over the dead and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. Webster's Bible Translation The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city; because they had defiled their sister. World English Bible Jacob’s sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionJacob’s sons have come in on the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister; Young's Literal Translation Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister; Smith's Literal Translation The sons of Jacob came upon the wounded, and they will plunder the city, because they defiled their sister. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had departed, the other sons of Jacob rushed over the slain, and they plundered the city in vengeance for the rape. New American Bible Then the other sons of Jacob followed up the slaughter and sacked the city because their sister had been defiled. New Revised Standard Version And the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen the sons of Jacob came back to the slain, and plundered the town, because they had defiled their sister. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the sons of Yaquuv entered upon the slain and they plundered the town because they had defiled Dinah their sister. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. Brenton Septuagint Translation But the sons of Jacob came upon the wounded, and ravaged the city wherein they had defiled Dina their sister. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers…26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. 27Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled. 28They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.… Cross References Joshua 7:24-25 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor. / “Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies. 2 Samuel 21:1-6 During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” / At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.) / So David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?” ... Numbers 31:9-11 The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods. / Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites had lived, as well as all their encampments, / and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals. Deuteronomy 13:12-18 If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said / that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known), / then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you, ... 1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” 2 Kings 5:26-27 But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants? / Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow. 2 Chronicles 28:8-15 Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria. / But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. / And now you intend to reduce to slavery the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But are you not also guilty before the LORD your God? ... Ezekiel 25:12-14 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ Obadiah 1:10-14 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ... Amos 1:11-12 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” Matthew 5:38-39 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ / But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; Luke 9:54-56 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” / But Jesus turned and rebuked them. / And He and His disciples went on to another village. Romans 12:19-21 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” / On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” / Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 1 Corinthians 6:7-8 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? / Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers! 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Treasury of Scripture The sons of Jacob came on the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. spoiled. Esther 9:10,16 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand… 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. they. Genesis 34:2,31 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… Exodus 2:14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. Joshua 7:1,21 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel… See on Genesis 34:13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: Jump to Previous Bodies City Dead Defiled Jacob Jacob's Looted Plundered Sister Slain Spoil Spoiled Waste WoundedJump to Next Bodies City Dead Defiled Jacob Jacob's Looted Plundered Sister Slain Spoil Spoiled Waste WoundedGenesis 34 1. Dinah is ravished by Shechem.4. He requests to marry her. 13. The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites. 20. Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it. 25. The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city. 30. Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi. Jacob’s other sons This phrase refers to the sons of Jacob who were not directly involved in the initial act of violence by Simeon and Levi. The Hebrew word for "sons" is "בָּנִים" (banim), which emphasizes the familial bond and collective identity of Jacob's children. In the broader narrative of Genesis, the sons of Jacob represent the nascent tribes of Israel, each with its own destiny and role in the unfolding account of God's covenant with His people. The mention of "other sons" highlights the collective responsibility and shared familial honor that was a significant aspect of ancient Near Eastern culture. came upon the slaughter and looted the city because their sister had been defiled Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֗ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc other sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son came בָּ֚אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the slaughter הַ֣חֲלָלִ֔ים (ha·ḥă·lā·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted and looted וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ (way·yā·ḇōz·zū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 962: To spoil, plunder the city, הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement because אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that their sister אֲחוֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister had been defiled. טִמְּא֖וּ (ṭim·mə·’ū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean Links Genesis 34:27 NIVGenesis 34:27 NLT Genesis 34:27 ESV Genesis 34:27 NASB Genesis 34:27 KJV Genesis 34:27 BibleApps.com Genesis 34:27 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:27 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:27 French Bible Genesis 34:27 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 34:27 Jacob's sons came on the dead (Gen. 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