Genesis 34:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 34:25 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:33Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
- Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
- Numbers 31:7Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
- Numbers 31:17So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,
- Joshua 5:6For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
- Joshua 5:8And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they were healed.
- 2 Chronicles 32:25But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
- Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
- Proverbs 6:34For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
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