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Then they slaughtered every male there, <a href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a> On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. <a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a> Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons—Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers—each took his sword and came upon the city undetected, and killed every male. <a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob&#8217s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah&#8217s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male. <a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the unsuspecting city and killed every male. <a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now on the third day [after the circumcision], when all the men were [terribly] sore and in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s [full] brothers, took their swords, boldly entered the city [without anyone suspecting them of evil intent], and they killed every male. <a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob&#8217s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah&#8217s brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male. <a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Three days later the men who had been circumcised were still weak from pain. So Simeon and Levi, two of Dinah's brothers, attacked with their swords and killed every man in the town, <a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Two days later, while the men were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and boldly attacked the city. They killed every man <a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a> Three days later, when the men were still sore from their circumcision, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, took their swords, went into the city without arousing suspicion, and killed all the men, <a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a> Three days later, while they were still in pain, Jacob's sons Simeon and Levi, two of Dinah's brothers, each grabbed a sword and entered the city unannounced, intending to kill all the males. <a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a> In three days, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword and went to the unsuspecting city and slaughtered every male. <a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened on the third day, when they were still in pain, that two of Jacob?s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah?s brothers, each took his sword and came into the unsuspecting city and killed all the males. <a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a> On the third day, when they were sore, 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass, on the third day, in their being pained, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, take each his sword, and come in against the city confidently, and slay every male; <a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/genesis/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be in the third day, in their having pain, and the two sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, will take a man his sword, and will go against the city securely, and will kill every male.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, taking their swords, entered boldly into the city, and slew all the men: <a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And behold, on the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, boldly entered the city with swords. And they put to death all of the males. <a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a> On the third day, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, brothers of Dinah, each took his sword, advanced against the unsuspecting city and massacred all the males. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city unawares, and killed all the males.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it came to pass on the third day, when the men were sore, two sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took each man his sword, and came against the town quietly, and slew every male. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it was in the third day, when their sufferings were severe, the two sons of Yaquuv, Shemon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, took each man his sword and they entered against the city in silence and murdered every male.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, 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. <a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, the two sons of Jacob, Symeon and Levi, Dina's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city securely, and slew every male. <a href="/parallel/genesis/34-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8685" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers</a> …24All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised. 25<a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·lî·šî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">Three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ḇay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days later,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: bih·yō·w·ṯām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">while</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">they were</a> <a href="/hebrew/3510.htm" title="3510: kō·’ă·ḇîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be in pain. A primitive root; properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil.">still in pain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê- (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1783.htm" title="1783: ḏî·nāh (N-proper-fs) -- Daughter of Jacob. Fem. Of duwn; justice; Dinah, the daughter of Jacob.">(Dinah’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ă·ḥê (N-mpc) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">brothers</a> <a href="/hebrew/8095.htm" title="8095: šim·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- From shama'; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him.">Simeon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3878.htm" title="3878: wə·lê·wî (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him. From lavah; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob.">and Levi)</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥar·bōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">their swords,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/983.htm" title="983: be·ṭaḥ (N-ms) -- Security. From batach; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact and the feeling; often safely.">the unsuspecting</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: way·ya·har·ḡū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">and slaughtered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">male.</a> 26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a> Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. / May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim. / Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. <a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua 5:2-3</a> At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” / So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. <a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">2 Samuel 13:28-29</a> Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!” / So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule. <a href="/exodus/32-27.htm">Exodus 32:27-28</a> He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’” / The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead. <a href="/judges/20-1.htm">Judges 20:1-48</a> Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah. / The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords. / (Meanwhile the Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites asked, “Tell us, how did this wicked thing happen?” ... <a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">1 Samuel 22:18-19</a> So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. / He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep. <a href="/2_kings/10-6.htm">2 Kings 10:6-7</a> Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city. / And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-21.htm">1 Chronicles 7:21-22</a> Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock. / Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. <a href="/matthew/26-51.htm">Matthew 26:51-52</a> At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. / “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. <a href="/luke/22-49.htm">Luke 22:49-51</a> Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” / And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. / But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him. <a href="/john/18-10.htm">John 18:10-11</a> Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. / “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?” <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Acts 7:23-24</a> When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. / And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him. <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54-60</a> On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him. / But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. / “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” ... <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a> Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.sore.<a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6,8</a> For 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… Simeon.<a href="/genesis/29-33.htm">Genesis 29:33,34</a> And 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… <a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5,7</a> Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations… <a href="/numbers/31-7.htm">Numbers 31:7,17</a> And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males… slew.<a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Genesis 49:6</a> O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.<a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">2 Chronicles 32:25</a> But 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/13-6.htm">Boldly</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/34-11.htm">Dinah's</a> <a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/34-19.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/genesis/29-34.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/genesis/34-22.htm">Males</a> <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/genesis/29-33.htm">Simeon</a> <a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/genesis/31-30.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/genesis/31-26.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/genesis/32-19.htm">Third</a> <a href="/genesis/31-26.htm">Unawares</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Unsuspecting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/14-8.htm">Boldly</a> <a href="/genesis/34-27.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/34-11.htm">Dinah's</a> <a href="/genesis/34-27.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/34-27.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/genesis/34-26.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Males</a> <a href="/genesis/35-17.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Simeon</a> <a href="/genesis/34-26.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/genesis/34-26.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/genesis/40-20.htm">Third</a> <a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Unawares</a> <a href="/judges/8-11.htm">Unsuspecting</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 34</div>1. <a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Dinah is ravished by Shechem.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/34-4.htm">He requests to marry her.</a> 13. <a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city.</a> 30. <a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.</a> </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'; 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In this context, it marks the time after the men of Shechem were circumcised, a painful procedure that left them vulnerable. The number three is frequently seen in Scripture, such as Jonah's three days in the fish (<a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Jonah 1:17</a>) and Jesus' resurrection on the third day (<a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a>), indicating a divine orchestration of events.while they were still in pain The men of Shechem were incapacitated due to the pain of circumcision, a covenant sign given to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). This physical weakness made them defenseless, highlighting the strategic and premeditated nature of Simeon and Levi's actions. The pain also underscores the deceitful nature of the agreement made by Jacob's sons with Hamor and Shechem, exploiting a sacred rite for vengeance.two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) Simeon and Levi, as full brothers of Dinah, were particularly incensed by her defilement. Their actions reflect a deep familial loyalty but also a propensity for violence that later affects their tribal inheritances (<a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a>). This incident foreshadows the future dispersion of Levi, who becomes the priestly tribe, and Simeon's eventual absorption into Judah.took their swords The use of swords indicates a premeditated act of violence. In biblical times, swords were common weapons of war and personal defense. The act of taking up swords contrasts with the peaceful intentions that should accompany a covenant sign like circumcision, highlighting the betrayal and moral complexity of their actions.went into the unsuspecting city The city of Shechem was unsuspecting due to the recent covenant of peace and the physical incapacitation of its men. This element of surprise emphasizes the treachery of Simeon and Levi's actions. Shechem, a significant city in biblical history, later becomes a city of refuge (<a href="/joshua/21-21.htm">Joshua 21:21</a>), contrasting its role here as a site of massacre.and slaughtered every male The complete slaughter of every male in Shechem is an act of retribution for Dinah's defilement. This mirrors other instances of divine judgment in Scripture, such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a>). However, unlike those acts of divine justice, this massacre is driven by human anger and vengeance, raising questions about justice and morality. The severity of their actions leads to Jacob's rebuke and foreshadows the future consequences for their tribes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/simeon_and_levi.htm">Simeon and Levi</a> Sons of Jacob and Leah, and brothers of Dinah. They are central figures in this event, taking justice into their own hands. 2. <a href="/topical/d/dinah.htm">Dinah</a> The daughter of Jacob and Leah, whose defilement by Shechem sets the stage for the events of this chapter. 3. <a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a> The city where the events take place, named after the prince who defiled Dinah. It becomes the site of Simeon and Levi's violent retribution. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The patriarch of the family, whose response to the events is more passive compared to his sons. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_hivites.htm">The Hivites</a> The people of Shechem, who are unsuspecting victims of Simeon and Levi's attack.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_anger_and_revenge.htm">The Consequences of Anger and Revenge</a> Simeon and Levi's actions demonstrate how unchecked anger can lead to sin and further complications. Believers are encouraged to seek God's guidance in dealing with anger. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice_and_mercy.htm">The Importance of Justice and Mercy</a> While justice is important, it must be balanced with mercy. Simeon and Levi's actions lacked mercy, leading to unnecessary bloodshed. <a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_leadership.htm">Family Dynamics and Leadership</a> Jacob's passive response highlights the need for strong, godly leadership within families. Parents and leaders should guide their families in righteousness and justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin_on_community.htm">The Impact of Sin on Community</a> The sin of Shechem affected not only Dinah but also led to the destruction of an entire city. Sin often has far-reaching consequences beyond the immediate act.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 34</a> <a href="/q/why_is_jacob_more_worried_about_reputation.htm">Genesis 34:30 – Why does Jacob seem more concerned about his reputation than the moral implications of the violence committed by his sons?</a> <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 href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_simeon_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Simeon?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_dinah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Dinah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren.--As born of the same mother, they, with Reuben and Judah, were especially bound to espouse their sister's cause, but the method they took was cruel in the extreme. And it seems that these two were the leaders in the plot, having probably excluded Reuben from it, as a man of feeble character and opposed to bloodshed (<a href="/genesis/37-22.htm" title="And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand on him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.">Genesis 37:22</a>); and Judah, as one too honourable to take part in so nefarious a transaction. Long afterwards Jacob speaks of it in terms of the strongest reprobation (<a href="/context/genesis/49-5.htm" title="Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.">Genesis 49:5-7</a>). In executing their cruel deed, they would command the services of the more active and fierce portion of Jacob's servants; but they must have been not boys, but men of ripe manhood, before they could have had influence or power enough for so terrible an exploit.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 25. - And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, - literally, in their being in pain; δτε η΅σαν ἐν τῷ πόνῳ (LXX.). Inflammation and fever commonly set in on the third day, which was for that reason regarded as the critical day - that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren (i.e. sons of the same mother, Leah), took each man his sword, and came upon the city - accompanied by their servants (Keil), or their father's men (Murphy), but this is doubtful (Lange). That the other sons of Jacob and brethren of Dinah did not pursue their thirst for vengeance to the same extremity as Simeon and Levi seems apparent from ver. 27; yet it is quite possible that they joined with Simeon and Levi in the assault upon the city (Rosenmüller, 'Speaker's Commentary') which they made - boldly, - i.e. either they themselves feeling confident of success because of the sickness which lay upon the inhabitants (Ainsworth, Dathe, Rosenmüller, Murphy, etc.), or, while the city was lulled into security in consequence of the treaty (Onkelos, Josephus, Keil, Lange), or perhaps referring only to the fact that they encountered no opposition, and came in safety (ἀσφαλῶς) to the city (LXX., Kalisch) - and slew all the males. Probably the town was small. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Three הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י (haš·šə·lî·šî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) days later, בַיּ֨וֹם (ḇay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day while בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣ם (bih·yō·w·ṯām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be they were וַיְהִי֩ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be still in pain, כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים (kō·’ă·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3510.htm">Strong's 3510: </a> To feel pain, to grieve, to spoil two שְׁנֵֽי־ (šə·nê-) Number - mdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) of Jacob’s יַ֠עֲקֹב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc sons בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son (Dinah’s דִינָה֙ (ḏî·nāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1783.htm">Strong's 1783: </a> Dinah -- daughter of Jacob brothers אֲחֵ֤י (’ă·ḥê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) Simeon שִׁמְע֨וֹן (šim·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8095.htm">Strong's 8095: </a> Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife and Levi) וְלֵוִ֜י (wə·lê·wî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3878.htm">Strong's 3878: </a> Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him took וַיִּקְח֣וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take their swords, חַרְבּ֔וֹ (ḥar·bōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword went וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go into עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the unsuspecting בֶּ֑טַח (be·ṭaḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_983.htm">Strong's 983: </a> A place of refuge, safety, safely city, הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and slaughtered וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ (way·ya·har·ḡū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> To smite with deadly intent every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every male. זָכָֽר׃ (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> Remembered, a male <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:25 It happened on the third day when (Gen. 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