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Genesis 34:18
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And their words pleased* Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
Genesis 34:18 Meaning and Commentary
Genesis 34:18
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
] The condition proposed was acceptable to them both, and they agreed to comply with it; Hamor, because of the great love he had for his son; Shechem, because of the great love he had for Dinah.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Genesis 34:18 In-Context
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Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
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But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
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And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
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And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
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And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
The King James Version is in the public domain.