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1 At this time Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob, went out to visit the women 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 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he took her and forced her to have sexual relations with him.
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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 Shechem fell in love with Dinah, and he spoke kindly 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 He told his father, Hamor, "Please get this girl for me so I can marry her."
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And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”
5 Jacob learned how Shechem had disgraced his daughter, but since his sons were out in the field with the cattle, Jacob said nothing 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 While he waited, Hamor father of Shechem went to talk with Jacob.
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Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.
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