Genesis 34:13

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Summary

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

Deceitfully

General references

Genesis 34:31

Bible References

Deceitfully

And the boys grew up. And Esau [was] a skilled hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob [was] a peaceful man, living [in] tents.

And Samson said to them, "This time, as far as the Philistines are concerned, when I do something evil I am without blame."

{About two full years later}, Absalom's shearers were in Baal Hazor, which [is] near Ephraim, and Absalom summoned all the sons of the king.

"But you {whitewash with lies}; all of you [are] {worthless healers}.

They speak falseness {to each other}. [With] flattering lips, [with] {a double heart} they speak.

By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor nor deceive with your lips.

On his lips, an enemy will pretend, but {inside} he will harbor deceit.

transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning {away from following} our God; speaking oppression and falsehood, conceiving and uttering words of deception from [the] heart.

The faithful [person] has perished from the land, and there is none who is upright among humankind. All of them lie in wait; each hunts his brother [with] a net.

Do not take revenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to [God's] wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance [is] mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all [people].

telling [them], "Say 'His disciples came during the night [and] stole him [while] we were sleeping.'

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But they said, "Shall he treat our sister like a prostitute?"