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Genesis 34:24 KJV
Genesis · chapter 34 · verse 24
And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.Genesis 34:24 · King James Version
Genesis 34:24 in context
22Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
23Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
24And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
25And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- circumcisedmûwlto cut shortH4135 →
- hearkenedshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- ShechemShᵉkemShekem, a place in PalestineH7927 →
- HamorChămôwrChamor, a CanaaniteH2544 →
- gateshaʻaran openingH8179 →
- cityʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
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Here, 1. Hamor and Shechem gave consent themselves to be circumcised, Gen 34:18, Gen 34:19. To this perhaps they were moved, not only by the strong desire they had to bring about this match, but by what they might have heard of the sacred and honourable intentions of this sign, in the family of Abraham, which, it is…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-24