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Genesis 34:4

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4 Und Sichem sprach zu Hemor, seinem Vater, und sagte: Nimm mir dieses Mädchen zum Weibe.

Genesis 34:4 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 34:4

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor
And told him the whole affair, at least what a strong affection he had for Dinah:

saying, get me this damsel to wife;
by which he meant not only that he would give his consent that he might marry her, but that he would get her parents' consent unto it, and settle the matter with them; by which it appears how early, and that even among Heathen nations, consent of parents on both sides was judged necessary to marriage. It seems by this as if Dinah was now detained in the house of Hamor or Shechem, and was upon the spot, or near at hand, when Shechem addressed his father about her, see ( Genesis 34:26 ) .

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Genesis 34:4 In-Context

2 Und es sah sie Sichem, der Sohn Hemors, des Hewiters, des Fürsten des Landes, und er nahm sie und lag bei ihr und schwächte sie.
3 Und seine Seele hing an Dina, der Tochter Jakobs, und er liebte das Mädchen und redete zum Herzen des Mädchens.
4 Und Sichem sprach zu Hemor, seinem Vater, und sagte: Nimm mir dieses Mädchen zum Weibe.
5 Und Jakob hörte, daß er seine Tochter Dina entehrt hatte; seine Söhne aber waren mit seinem Vieh auf dem Felde, und Jakob schwieg, bis sie kamen.
6 Und Hemor, der Vater Sichems, kam heraus zu Jakob, um mit ihm zu reden.
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.

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