Genesis 34:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.”
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“Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 34:27 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
- Genesis 34:31But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
- Exodus 2:14But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
- Joshua 7:1The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
- Joshua 7:13Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
- Joshua 7:21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
- Esther 9:10They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
- Esther 9:16The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
- 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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