KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 34:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; a which thing ought not to be done.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Genesis 34
4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
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.
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 daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבְנֵ֨יH1121 · benson: childיַעֲקֹ֜בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobבָּ֤אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeמִן־H4480 · minfromהַשָּׂדֶה֙H7704 · sa.daySirionכְּשָׁמְעָ֔םH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearוַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙H6087 · a.tsavto hurtהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםH582 · e.noshhumanוַיִּ֥חַרH2734 · cha.rahto be incensedלָהֶ֖םH9038 · hemthemמְאֹ֑דH3966 · me.odmuchכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforנְבָלָ֞הH5039 · ne.va.lahfollyעָשָׂ֣הH6213 · a.sahto make: doבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelלִשְׁכַּב֙H7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בַּֽת־H1323 · batdaughterיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobוְכֵ֖ןH3651 · kenrightלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃H6213 · a.sahto make: do
Cross-references
Judges 20:6And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.Joshua 7:15And it shall be, [that] he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.Deuteronomy 22:21Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.Hebrews 13:4Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.Deuteronomy 23:17There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.Exodus 19:5-6Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:James 3:10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.Proverbs 7:7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,Leviticus 4:13And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done [somewhat against] any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which should not be done, and are guilty;1 Peter 2:9But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:Leviticus 4:2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:1 Corinthians 10:8Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.2 Samuel 13:12-13And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.Leviticus 4:27And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth [somewhat against] any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and be guilty;Ephesians 5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;Judges 19:22-25[Now] as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, [and] beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.2 Samuel 13:21But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
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