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Shechemשְׁכֶםsonבֶּןof Hamorחֲמוֹרthe Hivite,הַחִוִּיthe chiefנְשִׂיאof the land,הָאָרֶץsawוַיַּרְאher,אֹתָהּand he tookוַיִּקַּחher,אֹתָהּlayוַיִּשְׁכַּבwith her,אֹתָהּand humbled her.וַיְעַנֶּהָ
Genesis 34:2
Study it in the app“Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the chief of the land, saw her, and he took her, lay with her, and humbled her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 34:2, word by word
- Shechemשְׁכֶםshechem
Shechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechem” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Hamorחֲמוֹרchamor
Hamor
Hamor, the Hivite ruler of the city of Shechem and father of Shechem.
Where else “chamor” appears- the Hiviteחִוִּיchivi
Hivite
Hivite: one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chivi” appears- the chiefנְשִׂיאnesi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesi” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- and he tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- layיִּשְׁכַּבyishkav
lie with
To lie with someone, have relations.
Where else “yishkav” appears- and humbled herיְעַנֶּyeane
humble
To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.
Where else “yeane” appears
Translation note
“Humbled her” translates a verb that means to afflict or to force: Shechem took her by force. The text later calls it “an outrage” (34:7).
Places in this verse
Shechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
The context
1Now Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
2 · This verse (above)
3But his soul clung to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke to the heart of the young woman.
To study Genesis 34 in a group
1. What it says
What did Simeon and Levi do after what happened to Dinah (vv. 25-26)?
2. What it means
Why was Jacob upset with them, and what did his sons answer (vv. 30-31)?
3. How I live it
How can you respond to an injustice without paying back harm?