Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Jacob's sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated.
New American Standard Bible
Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister.
King James Version
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Holman Bible
Jacob’s other sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.
International Standard Version
Jacob's other sons came along afterward and plundered the city where their sister had been defiled,
A Conservative Version
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
American Standard Version
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Amplified
Then Jacob’s [other] sons came upon those who were killed and looted the town, because their sister had been defiled and disgraced.
Bible in Basic English
And the sons of Jacob came on them when they were wounded and made waste the town because of what had been done to their sister;
Darby Translation
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Julia Smith Translation
The sons of Jacob came upon the wounded, and they will plunder the city, because they defiled their sister.
King James 2000
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The [other] sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Modern King James verseion
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came the sons of Jacob upon the deed, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister:
New Heart English Bible
Jacob's sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
The Emphasized Bible
The sons of Jacob, came in upon the slain and plundered the city, - because they had defiled their sister:
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;
Themes
Deception » Instances of » Jacob's sons, in entrapping the shechemites
Dishonesty » Instances of » Simeon and levi deceive the shechemites
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Simeon and levi
Vengeance » Instance of » Sons of jacob on hamor and shechem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 34:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rape Of Dinah And The Massacre At Shechem
26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and left. 27 Jacob's sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated. 28 They took their flocks, herds, and donkeys, as well as everything in the city and in the surrounding fields.
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Cross References
Genesis 34:2
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.
Genesis 34:31
But Simeon and Levi replied, "Should he treat our sister like a common prostitute?"
Exodus 2:14
The man replied, "Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Are you planning to kill me like you killed that Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, thinking, "Surely what I did has become known."
Joshua 7:1
But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city's riches. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. The Lord was furious with the Israelites.
Joshua 7:13
Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: 'Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, "You are contaminated, O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you."
Joshua 7:21
I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath."
Esther 9:10
the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not confiscate their property.
Esther 9:16
The rest of the Jews who were throughout the provinces of the king assembled in order to stand up for themselves and to have rest from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of their adversaries, but they did not confiscate their property.
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.