The Darby Translation DBY
New International Version NIV
1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
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Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.
2 And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and humbled 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 And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke consolingly to the maiden.
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His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
4 And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife.
4
And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”
5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the fields, and Jacob said nothing until they came.
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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 And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him.
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Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.
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