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1 Dinah was the daughter Leah had by Jacob. Dinah 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 Hamor the Hivite was the ruler of that area. When his son Shechem saw Dinah, 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 Then his heart longed for Jacob's daughter Dinah. He fell in love with her 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 Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me that woman. I want her to be my wife."
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And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”
5 Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been made "unclean." His sons were in the fields with his livestock. So he kept quiet about it 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 Then Shechem's father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.
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Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.
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