Genesis 34:18

Hamor and Sheckem both thought it was a good idea to have that young men's ceremony.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

17But if you will not have that young men's ceremony, we will take Jacob's daughter Dinah and leave this country.”

19Sheckem loved Dinah that much, he wanted to have that operation straight away. Sheckem was the most important person in Hamor's family and so he and his father went to the town gate and had a meeting with all the leaders.

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Cross References

Genesis 45:16When Pharaoh the king of Egypt and all his helpers heard that Joseph's brothers were in Egypt they were all happy for Joseph.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:7-18

Treachery of Dinah's Brethren. ( b. c. 1732.) 6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 7 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. 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your… Read the whole commentary →

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