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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to Dinah&#8217s father and brothers, &#8220Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Shechem himself spoke to Dinah’s father and brothers. “Please be kind to me, and let me marry her,” he begged. “I will give you whatever you ask.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to her father and her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your sight, and I will give whatever you tell me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, &#8220If I find favor in your sight, then I will give whatever you say to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “If I find favor in your sight, then I will give whatever you say to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “If I find favor in your sight, then I will give whatever you say to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Shechem also said to Dinah’s father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your sight, and I will give you whatever you ask of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I’ll give you whatever you say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to Dinah&#8217s father and brothers, &#8220Grant me this favor, and I&#8217ll give you whatever you say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Shechem added, "Do this favor for me, and I'll give whatever you want. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and her brothers, "Do me this favor. I'll give you whatever you ask.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Do me this favor, and I will give you whatever you want. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Shechem also addressed Dinah's father and brothers. He told them, "If you'll just approve me, I'll give whatever you ask of me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to Dinah?s father and brothers, ?Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you require of me I'll give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you ask of me I will give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Shechem said to her father, and to her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say to me, I will give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Shechem says to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which you say to me, I give;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Shechem will say to her father, and to her brethren, Shall I find favor in your eyes? and what ye shall say to me I will give.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favor in your sight: and whatsoever you shall appoint I will give. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Shechem even said to her father and to her brothers: “May I find favor in your sight, and whatever you will appoint, I will give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Shechem appealed to Dinah’s father and brothers: “Do me this favor, and whatever you ask from me, I will give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor with you, and whatever you say to me I will give.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, Let me find mercy in your presence, and whatever you shall ask of me I will give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Shekeem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find mercy in your eyes, and everything that you will say to me I shall give.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren: 'Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Sychem said to her father and to her brothers, I would find grace before you, and we will give whatever ye shall name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/34-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8571" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">The Defiling of Dinah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7927.htm" title="7927: šə·ḵem (N-proper-ms) -- Ridge, a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamor. The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine.">Then Shechem</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ʾå̄·ḇīh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">Dinah’s father</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’a·ḥe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">and brothers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ’em·ṣā- (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">“Grant me this favor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: ḥên (N-ms) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and I will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">you whatever</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: tō·mə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you ask.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Genesis 29:18</a></span><br />Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-37.htm">Genesis 24:37-38</a></span><br />My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell, / but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-2</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67</a></span><br />And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Exodus 22:16-17</a></span><br />If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife. / If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/14-2.htm">Judges 14:2-3</a></span><br />So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.” / But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-20.htm">1 Samuel 18:20-27</a></span><br />Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him. / “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.” / Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25-27</a></span><br />I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Matthew 22:39</a></span><br />And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6-9</a></span><br />However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a></span><br />Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a></span><br />“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Acts 15:20</a></span><br />Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-3.htm">Genesis 18:3</a></b></br> And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Genesis 33:15</a></b></br> And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee <i>some</i> of the folk that <i>are</i> with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Dinah's</a> <a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Request</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/32-23.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Dinah's</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/genesis/34-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/genesis/38-20.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Request</a> <a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/genesis/38-7.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/34-12.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Dinah is ravished by Shechem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-4.htm">He requests to marry her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers</b><br>Shechem, a Hivite prince, addresses Jacob and his sons after having defiled Dinah. This reflects the patriarchal society where negotiations and decisions were made by male family members. The Hivites were a Canaanite tribe, and their interactions with the Israelites often led to conflicts and moral challenges. This moment is pivotal as it sets the stage for the subsequent actions of Dinah's brothers, Simeon and Levi, who later deceive and attack Shechem and his city.<p><b>“Grant me this favor</b><br>Shechem is seeking to make amends and secure Dinah as his wife, which was a common practice in ancient times to resolve such situations. The request for a favor indicates a desire for reconciliation and an attempt to legitimize his actions through marriage. This reflects the cultural norms of the time, where marriage could be used to settle disputes and form alliances.<p><b>and I will give you whatever you ask.</b><br>Shechem's offer to give whatever is asked demonstrates his desperation and willingness to pay a bride price, a customary practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures. This also highlights the economic and social negotiations involved in marriage arrangements. The open-ended nature of his offer suggests the gravity of his offense and his earnestness in seeking to rectify it. This phrase foreshadows the deceitful response of Dinah's brothers, who exploit Shechem's willingness to pay any price.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>The son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land. He is infatuated with Dinah and seeks to marry her after having defiled her.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/dinah.htm">Dinah</a></b><br>The daughter of Jacob and Leah, who is taken and violated by Shechem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch of the family, father of Dinah, and a key figure in the unfolding events.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hamor.htm">Hamor</a></b><br>The father of Shechem, who attempts to negotiate with Jacob and his sons for Dinah's marriage to Shechem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city_of_shechem.htm">The City of Shechem</a></b><br>A significant location in the account, representing a place of both opportunity and conflict for Jacob's family.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Shechem's actions demonstrate how sin can lead to complex and painful consequences, affecting not just the individual but entire families and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_honor.htm">The Importance of Family Honor</a></b><br>In the cultural context of Genesis, family honor was paramount. The actions of Shechem and the response of Dinah's brothers highlight the lengths to which people would go to protect or restore that honor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/negotiation_and_reconciliation.htm">Negotiation and Reconciliation</a></b><br>The attempt by Hamor and Shechem to negotiate with Jacob's family shows the human desire for reconciliation, even when it is pursued through flawed means.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_amidst_human_actions.htm">God's Sovereignty Amidst Human Actions</a></b><br>Despite the sinful actions of individuals, God's overarching plan and sovereignty remain intact, guiding the account of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_justice_and_mercy.htm">The Role of Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>The account challenges readers to consider the balance between justice and mercy, especially in situations involving deep personal and familial hurt.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_34_27-29__how_does_it_align_with_later_laws.htm">Genesis 34:27-29 - How does the looting and enslavement of the city align with later biblical laws condemning such acts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_simeon_and_levi_punish_a_city.htm">Genesis 34:13-29 - Why would Simeon and Levi punish an entire city for one man's crime, and is there historical or archaeological evidence of such collective retribution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_34_2__how_reconcile_dinah's_plight.htm">Genesis 34:2 - How can the apparent disregard for Dinah's autonomy be squared with a just and compassionate God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_circumcision_in_gen_34_22_anachronistic.htm">Genesis 34:22 - Could the use of circumcision as a deceptive tactic reflect an anachronistic or exaggerated element in the text?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 11, 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren</span> (speaking with becoming deference and earnestness, and manifestly prompted by fervent and sincere love), <span class="cmt_word">Let me find grace in your eyes</span>, - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> let my suit be accepted (<span class="accented">vide Genesis</span> 33:15) - <span class="cmt_word">and what ye shall say unto me I will give. Ask me never so much dowry and gift</span>, - literally, <span class="accented">multiply upon me exceedingly dowry and gift</span>; the dowry (mohar) being the price paid for a wife to her parents (cf. <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Exodus 22:16</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25</a>), and the gift (<span class="accented">mathan</span>) the presents given to the bride (Gesenius, Furst, Rosenmüller, Gerlach, Alford); or the dowry being the bride's present, and the gift the wife s price (Michaelis, Keil, Murphy); or the dowry being given to the parents, and the gift to the kindred (Patrick); or the two being the same thing, vie., the compensation offered to the relatives of the bride (Lange) - <span class="cmt_word">and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give</span> (or, and ye will give) <span class="cmt_word">me the damsel to wife.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Shechem</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7927.htm">Strong's 7927: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Dinah’s father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֣יה‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brothers,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֶ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Grant me this favor,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶמְצָא־</span> <span class="translit">(’em·ṣā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will give</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתֵּֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’et·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you whatever</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you ask.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאמְר֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/34-11.htm">Genesis 34:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/34-11.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:11 Shechem said to her father and to (Gen. 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