KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 34:25
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
WEB World English Bible
It happened on the third day, when they were sore, that two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Genesis 34
22 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.
23 [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.
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.
25 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.
26 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.
27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which [was] in the city, and that which [was] in the field,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִי֩H1961 · ha.yahto beבַיּ֨וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יH7992 · she.li.shithirdבִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣םH1961 · ha.yahto beכֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםH3510 · ka.avto painוַיִּקְח֣וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeשְׁנֵֽי־H8147 · she.na.yimtwoבְנֵי־H1121 · benson: childיַ֠עֲקֹבH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobשִׁמְע֨וֹןH8095 · shim.onSimeonוְלֵוִ֜יH3878 · le.viLeviאֲחֵ֤יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingדִינָה֙H1783 · di.nahDinahאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanחַרְבּ֔וֹH2719 · che.revswordוַיָּבֹ֥אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeעַל־H5921 · aluponהָעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementבֶּ֑טַחH983 · be.tachsecurityוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּH2026 · ha.ragto killכָּל־H3605 · kolallזָכָֽר׃H2145 · za.kharmale
Cross-references
Genesis 49:5-7Simeon and Levi [are] brethren; instruments of cruelty [are in] their habitations.Genesis 29:33-34And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I [was] hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name Simeon.Proverbs 4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.Proverbs 6:34-35For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit [done] unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.Numbers 31:7And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.Joshua 5:6For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people [that were] men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.Joshua 5:8And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.Numbers 31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
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