Genesis 34:7

What does Genesis 34:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 34:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it <FI>is<Fi> very displeasing to them, for folly he hath done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob--and so it is not done.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob's daughter.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the sons of Jacob came from the fields when they heard [it]; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought what was disgraceful in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done.

Context

v.6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

v.7This passage

v.8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:8

    Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

  • Proverbs 7:7

    And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

  • Judges 20:6

    And 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.

  • 2 Samuel 13:21

    But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

  • James 3:10

    out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

  • Hebrews 13:4

    Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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