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Genesis 34:4

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And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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  1. Genesis 34:2

    And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

  2. Genesis 34:3

    And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

  3. Genesis 34:5

    And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

  4. Genesis 34:6

    And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

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