GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 Dinah, daughter of Leah and Jacob, went out to visit some of the Canaanite women.
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Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.
2 When Shechem, son of the local ruler Hamor the Hivite, saw her, he took her and raped her.
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When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.
3 He became very fond of Jacob's daughter Dinah. He loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.
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His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
4 So Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this girl for my wife."
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And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”
5 Jacob heard that Shechem had dishonored his daughter Dinah. His sons were with his livestock out in the open country, so Jacob kept quiet until they came home.
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When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.
6 So Shechem's father Hamor came to Jacob to speak with him.
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Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.
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