Apologetics Bible

Genesis 34:1

Hebrew

וַתֵּצֵא דִינָה בַּת־לֵאָה אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה לְיַעֲקֹב לִרְאוֹת בִּבְנוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

vatetze'-diynah-vat-le'ah-'asher-yaledah-leya'aqov-lire'vot-vivenvot-ha'aretz

KJV: And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

AKJV: And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

ASV: And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

YLT: And Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she hath borne to Jacob, goeth out to look on the daughters of the land,

Exposition: Genesis 34:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:2

Hebrew

וַיַּרְא אֹתָהּ שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמוֹר הֽ͏ַחִוִּי נְשִׂיא הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃

vayare'-'otah-shekhem-ven-chamvor-hachiviy-neshiy'-ha'aretz-vayiqach-'otah-vayishekhav-'otah-vaye'aneha

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

YLT: and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

Exposition: Genesis 34:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:3

Hebrew

וַתִּדְבַּק נַפְשׁוֹ בְּדִינָה בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹב וַיֶּֽאֱהַב אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־לֵב הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃

vatidevaq-nafeshvo-vediynah-vat-ya'aqov-vaye'ehav-'et-hana'ara-vayedaver-'al-lev-hana'ara

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

AKJV: And his soul joined to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel.

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

YLT: and his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loveth the young person, and speaketh unto the heart of the young person.

Exposition: Genesis 34:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:4

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל־חֲמוֹר אָבִיו לֵאמֹר קַֽח־לִי אֶת־הַיַּלְדָּה הַזֹּאת לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

vayo'mer-shekhem-'el-chamvor-'aviyv-le'mor-qach-liy-'et-hayaledah-hazo't-le'ishah

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

AKJV: And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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

YLT: And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, ‘Take for me this damsel for a wife.’

Exposition: Genesis 34:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:5

Hebrew

וְיַעֲקֹב שָׁמַע כִּי טִמֵּא אֶת־דִּינָה בִתּוֹ וּבָנָיו הָיוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהֶחֱרִשׁ יַעֲקֹב עַד־בֹּאָֽם׃

veya'aqov-shama'-khiy-time'-'et-diynah-vitvo-vvanayv-hayv-'et-miqenehv-vashadeh-vehecherish-ya'aqov-'ad-vo'am

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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. ¶

ASV: Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came.

YLT: And Jacob hath heard that he hath defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent till their coming.

Exposition: Genesis 34:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:6

Hebrew

וַיֵּצֵא חֲמוֹר אֲבִֽי־שְׁכֶם אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב לְדַבֵּר אִתּֽוֹ׃

vayetze'-chamvor-'aviy-shekhem-'el-ya'aqov-ledaver-'itvo

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

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

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

YLT: And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;

Exposition: Genesis 34:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:7

Hebrew

וּבְנֵי יַעֲקֹב בָּאוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר לָהֶם מְאֹד כִּֽי־נְבָלָה עָשָׂה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁכַּב אֶת־בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְכֵן לֹא יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃

vveney-ya'aqov-va'v-min-hashadeh-kheshame'am-vayite'atzevv-ha'anashiym-vayichar-lahem-me'od-khiy-nevalah-'ashah-veyishera'el-lishekhav-'et-vat-ya'aqov-vekhen-lo'-ye'asheh

KJV: And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

AKJV: And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had worked folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter: which thing should not to be done.

ASV: And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

YLT: and the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it is very displeasing to them, for folly he hath done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob--and so it is not done.

Exposition: Genesis 34:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:8

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר חֲמוֹר אִתָּם לֵאמֹר שְׁכֶם בְּנִי חָֽשְׁקָה נַפְשׁוֹ בְּבִתְּכֶם תְּנוּ נָא אֹתָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

vayedaver-chamvor-'itam-le'mor-shekhem-veniy-chasheqah-nafeshvo-vevitekhem-tenv-na'-'otah-lvo-le'ishah

KJV: And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

AKJV: And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

ASV: And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

YLT: And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, ‘Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,

Exposition: Genesis 34:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:9

Hebrew

וְהִֽתְחַתְּנוּ אֹתָנוּ בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם תִּתְּנוּ־לָנוּ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ תִּקְחוּ לָכֶֽם׃

vehitechatenv-'otanv-venoteykhem-titenv-lanv-ve'et-venoteynv-tiqechv-lakhem

KJV: And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

AKJV: And make you marriages with us, and give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.

ASV: And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

YLT: and join ye in marriage with us; your daughters ye give to us, and our daughters ye take to yourselves,

Exposition: Genesis 34:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:10

Hebrew

וְאִתָּנוּ תֵּשֵׁבוּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּהְיֶה לִפְנֵיכֶם שְׁבוּ וּסְחָרוּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲזוּ בָּֽהּ׃

ve'itanv-teshevv-veha'aretz-tiheyeh-lifeneykhem-shevv-vsecharvha-vehe'achazv-vah

KJV: And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

AKJV: And you shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade you therein, and get you possessions therein.

ASV: And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

YLT: and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade in it, and have possessions in it.'

Exposition: Genesis 34:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:11

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל־אָבִיה וְאֶל־אַחֶיהָ אֶמְצָא־חֵן בְּעֵינֵיכֶם וַאֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרוּ אֵלַי אֶתֵּֽן׃

vayo'mer-shekhem-'el-'aviyh-ve'el-'acheyha-'emetza'-chen-ve'eyneykhem-va'asher-to'merv-'elay-'eten

KJV: And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

AKJV: And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what you shall say to me I will give.

ASV: And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

YLT: And Shechem saith unto her father, and unto her brethren, ‘Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give;

Exposition: Genesis 34:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:12

Hebrew

הַרְבּוּ עָלַי מְאֹד מֹהַר וּמַתָּן וְאֶתְּנָה כַּאֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָי וּתְנוּ־לִי אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

harevv-'alay-me'od-mohar-vmatan-ve'etenah-kha'asher-to'merv-'elay-vtenv-liy-'et-hana'ara-le'ishah

KJV: Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

AKJV: Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as you shall say to me: but give me the damsel to wife.

ASV: Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

YLT: multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife.'

Exposition: Genesis 34:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:13

Hebrew

וַיַּעֲנוּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב אֶת־שְׁכֶם וְאֶת־חֲמוֹר אָבִיו בְּמִרְמָה וַיְדַבֵּרוּ אֲשֶׁר טִמֵּא אֵת דִּינָה אֲחֹתָֽם׃

vaya'anv-veney-ya'aqov-'et-shekhem-ve'et-chamvor-'aviyv-vemiremah-vayedaverv-'asher-time'-'et-diynah-'achotam

KJV: And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

AKJV: And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

ASV: And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

YLT: And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),

Exposition: Genesis 34:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:14

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא נוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לָתֵת אֶת־אֲחֹתֵנוּ לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עָרְלָה כִּֽי־חֶרְפָּה הִוא לָֽנוּ׃

vayo'merv-'aleyhem-lo'-nvkhal-la'ashvot-hadavar-hazeh-latet-'et-'achotenv-le'iysh-'asher-lvo-'arelah-khiy-cherefah-hiv'-lanv

KJV: And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:

AKJV: And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach to us:

ASV: and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.

YLT: and say unto them, ‘We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it is a reproach to us.

Exposition: Genesis 34:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:15

Hebrew

אַךְ־בְּזֹאת נֵאוֹת לָכֶם אִם תִּהְיוּ כָמֹנוּ לְהִמֹּל לָכֶם כָּל־זָכָֽר׃

'akhe-vezo't-ne'vot-lakhem-'im-tiheyv-khamonv-lehimol-lakhem-khal-zakhar

KJV: But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

AKJV: But in this will we consent to you: If you will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

ASV: Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

YLT: ‘Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

Exposition: Genesis 34:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:16

Hebrew

וְנָתַנּוּ אֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ לָכֶם וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵיכֶם נִֽקַּֽח־לָנוּ וְיָשַׁבְנוּ אִתְּכֶם וְהָיִינוּ לְעַם אֶחָֽד׃

venatanv-'et-venoteynv-lakhem-ve'et-venoteykhem-niqach-lanv-veyashavenv-'itekhem-vehayiynv-le'am-'echad

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

ASV: 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.

YLT: then we have given our daughters to you, and your daughters we take to ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have become one people;

Exposition: Genesis 34:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:17

Hebrew

וְאִם־לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ אֵלֵינוּ לְהִמּוֹל וְלָקַחְנוּ אֶת־בִּתֵּנוּ וְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃

ve'im-lo'-tisheme'v-'eleynv-lehimvol-velaqachenv-'et-vitenv-vehalakhenv

KJV: But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

AKJV: But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

ASV: But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

YLT: and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'

Exposition: Genesis 34:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:18

Hebrew

וַיִּֽיטְבוּ דִבְרֵיהֶם בְּעֵינֵי חֲמוֹר וּבְעֵינֵי שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמֽוֹר׃

vayiytevv-divereyhem-ve'eyney-chamvor-vve'eyney-shekhem-ven-chamvor

KJV: And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

AKJV: And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

ASV: And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

YLT: And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son;

Exposition: Genesis 34:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:19

Hebrew

וְלֹֽא־אֵחַר הַנַּעַר לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר כִּי חָפֵץ בְּבַֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְהוּא נִכְבָּד מִכֹּל בֵּית אָבִֽיו׃

velo'-'echar-hana'ar-la'ashvot-hadavar-khiy-chafetz-vevat-ya'aqov-vehv'-nikhevad-mikhol-veyt-'aviyv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honorable than all the house of his father. ¶

ASV: And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.

YLT: and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.

Exposition: Genesis 34:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:20

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא חֲמוֹר וּשְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ אֶל־שַׁעַר עִירָם וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי עִירָם לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayavo'-chamvor-vshekhem-venvo-'el-sha'ar-'iyram-vayedaverv-'el-'aneshey-'iyram-le'mor

KJV: And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

AKJV: And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

ASV: And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

YLT: And Hamor cometh--Shechem his son also--unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

Exposition: Genesis 34:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:21

Hebrew

הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִים הֵם אִתָּנוּ וְיֵשְׁבוּ בָאָרֶץ וְיִסְחֲרוּ אֹתָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ הִנֵּה רַֽחֲבַת־יָדַיִם לִפְנֵיהֶם אֶת־בְּנֹתָם נִקַּֽח־לָנוּ לְנָשִׁים וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ נִתֵּן לָהֶֽם׃

ha'anashiym-ha'eleh-shelemiym-hem-'itanv-veyeshevv-va'aretz-veyisecharv-'otah-veha'aretz-hineh-rachavat-yadayim-lifeneyhem-'et-venotam-niqach-lanv-lenashiym-ve'et-venoteynv-niten-lahem

KJV: These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

AKJV: These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

ASV: These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

YLT: ‘These men are peaceable with us; then let them dwell in the land, and trade in it; and the land, lo, is wide before them; their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them.

Exposition: Genesis 34:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daught...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:22

Hebrew

אַךְ־בְּזֹאת יֵאֹתוּ לָנוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים לָשֶׁבֶת אִתָּנוּ לִהְיוֹת לְעַם אֶחָד בְּהִמּוֹל לָנוּ כָּל־זָכָר כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵם נִמֹּלִֽים׃

'akhe-vezo't-ye'otv-lanv-ha'anashiym-lashevet-'itanv-liheyvot-le'am-'echad-vehimvol-lanv-khal-zakhar-kha'asher-hem-nimoliym

KJV: Only 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.

AKJV: Only herein will the men consent to us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

ASV: Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

YLT: ‘Only for this do the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people, in every male of us being circumcised, as they are circumcised;

Exposition: Genesis 34:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Only 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:23

Hebrew

מִקְנֵהֶם וְקִנְיָנָם וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתָּם הֲלוֹא לָנוּ הֵם אַךְ נֵאוֹתָה לָהֶם וְיֵשְׁבוּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃

miqenehem-veqineyanam-vekhal-vehemetam-halvo'-lanv-hem-'akhe-ne'votah-lahem-veyeshevv-'itanv

KJV: Shall 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.

AKJV: Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.

ASV: Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

YLT: their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts--are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'

Exposition: Genesis 34:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Shall 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:24

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־חֲמוֹר וְאֶל־שְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ כָּל־יֹצְאֵי שַׁעַר עִירוֹ וַיִּמֹּלוּ כָּל־זָכָר כָּל־יֹצְאֵי שַׁעַר עִירֽוֹ׃

vayisheme'v-'el-chamvor-ve'el-shekhem-venvo-khal-yotze'ey-sha'ar-'iyrvo-vayimolv-khal-zakhar-khal-yotze'ey-sha'ar-'iyrvo

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And to Hamor and to Shechem his son listened 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. ¶

ASV: 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.

YLT: And unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, hearken do all those going out of the gate of his city, and every male is circumcised, all those going out of the gate of his city.

Exposition: Genesis 34:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:25

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּֽהְיוֹתָם כֹּֽאֲבִים וַיִּקְחוּ שְׁנֵֽי־בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אֲחֵי דִינָה אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל־הָעִיר בֶּטַח וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ כָּל־זָכָֽר׃

vayehiy-vayvom-hasheliyshiy-viheyvotam-kho'aviym-vayiqechv-sheney-veney-ya'aqov-shime'von-veleviy-'achey-diynah-'iysh-charevvo-vayavo'v-'al-ha'iyr-vetach-vayaharegv-khal-zakhar

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took each man his sword, and came on the city boldly, and slew all the males.

ASV: And 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 unawares, and slew all the males.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, on the third day, in their being pained, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, take each his sword, and come in against the city confidently, and slay every male;

Exposition: Genesis 34:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:26

Hebrew

וְאֶת־חֲמוֹר וְאֶת־שְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ הָרְגוּ לְפִי־חָרֶב וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־דִּינָה מִבֵּית שְׁכֶם וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃

ve'et-chamvor-ve'et-shekhem-venvo-haregv-lefiy-charev-vayiqechv-'et-diynah-miveyt-shekhem-vayetze'v

KJV: And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.

AKJV: And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.

ASV: And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went forth.

YLT: and Hamor, and Shechem his son, they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem's house, and go out.

Exposition: Genesis 34:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:27

Hebrew

בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב בָּאוּ עַל־הַחֲלָלִים וַיָּבֹזּוּ הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר טִמְּאוּ אֲחוֹתָֽם׃

veney-ya'aqov-va'v-'al-hachalaliym-vayavozv-ha'iyr-'asher-time'v-'achvotam

KJV: The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

AKJV: The sons of Jacob came on the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

ASV: The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

YLT: Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;

Exposition: Genesis 34:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:28

Hebrew

אֶת־צֹאנָם וְאֶת־בְּקָרָם וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵיהֶם וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִיר וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה לָקָֽחוּ׃

'et-tzo'nam-ve'et-veqaram-ve'et-chamoreyhem-ve'et-'asher-va'iyr-ve'et-'asher-vashadeh-laqachv

KJV: They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,

AKJV: They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,

ASV: They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field;

YLT: their flock and their herd, and their asses, and that which is in the city, and that which is in the field, have they taken;

Exposition: Genesis 34:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:29

Hebrew

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילָם וְאֶת־כָּל־טַפָּם וְאֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶם שָׁבוּ וַיָּבֹזּוּ וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּֽיִת׃

ve'et-khal-cheylam-ve'et-khal-tafam-ve'et-nesheyhem-shavv-vayavozv-ve'et-khal-'asher-vavayit

KJV: And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.

AKJV: And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.

ASV: and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.

YLT: and all their wealth, and all their infants, and their wives they have taken captive, and they spoil also all that is in the house.

Exposition: Genesis 34:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:30

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־שִׁמְעוֹן וְאֶל־לֵוִי עֲכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי לְהַבְאִישֵׁנִי בְּיֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִי וּבַפְּרִזִּי וַאֲנִי מְתֵי מִסְפָּר וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עָלַי וְהִכּוּנִי וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּי אֲנִי וּבֵיתִֽי׃

vayo'mer-ya'aqov-'el-shime'von-ve'el-leviy-'akharetem-'otiy-lehave'iysheniy-veyoshev-ha'aretz-vakhena'aniy-vvaferiziy-va'aniy-metey-misefar-vene'esefv-'alay-vehikhvniy-venishemadetiy-'aniy-vveytiy

KJV: And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

AKJV: And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

ASV: And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

YLT: And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto Levi, ‘Ye have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I am few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.’

Exposition: Genesis 34:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together a...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 34:31

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַכְזוֹנָה יַעֲשֶׂה אֶת־אֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃

vayo'merv-hakhezvonah-ya'asheh-'et-'achvotenv

KJV: And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

AKJV: And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

ASV: And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?

YLT: And they say, ‘As a harlot doth he make our sister?’

Exposition: Genesis 34:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.