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ULT The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
USTNextall Jacob’s sons went into the city and took everything valuable from the dead bodies and from the rest of the city. They did that, because that was where Shechem had dishonored their sister.
BSB § Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.
OEB The other sons of Jacob came on the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
WEB Jacob’s sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
NET Jacob’s sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated.
LSV Jacob’s sons have come in on the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;
FBV Jacob's other sons arrived, robbed the dead bodies, and looted the town where their sister had been violated.
T4T Then the other sons of Jacob went into the city where all those dead bodies were. They ◄looted/took everything in► the city to get revenge for the shameful thing that had been done to their sister.
LEB The other sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
BBE And the sons of Jacob came on them when they were wounded and made waste the town because of what had been done to their sister;
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JPS The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
ASV The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
DRA And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.
YLT Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;
DBY The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
RV The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
WBS The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city; because they had defiled their sister.
KJB The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
BB And the sonnes of Iacob commyng vpon the dead, spoyled the citie, because they had defiled their sister. (And the sons of Yacob coming upon the dead, spoyled the city, because they had defiled their sister.)
GNV Againe the other sonnes of Iaakob came vpon the dead, and spoyled the citie, because they had defiled their sister. (Again the other sons of Yacob came upon the dead, and spoyled the city, because they had defiled their sister. )
CB Then came Iacobs sonnes ouer the slayne, and spoyled the cite (because they had defyled their sister) (Then came Yacobs sons over the slain/killed, and spoyled the cite (because they had defyled their sister))
WYC And whanne thei weren goon out, othere sones of Jacob felden in on the slayn men, and rifeliden the citee for the veniaunce of defoulyng of a virgyn. (And when they were gone out, other sons of Yacob fieldn in on the slain/killed men, and rifeliden the city for the veniaunce of defoulyng of a virgyn.)
LUT Da kamen die Söhne Jakobs über die Erschlagenen und plünderten die Stadt, darum daß sie hatten ihre Schwester geschändet, (So came the Söhne Yakobs above the Erschlagenen and plünderten the Stadt, therefore that they/she/them hatten ihre Schwester geschändet,)
CLV Quibus egressis, irruerunt super occisos ceteri filii Jacob: et depopulati sunt urbem in ultionem stupri. (Quibus egressis, irruerunt over occisos ceteri children Yacob: and depopulati are urbem in ultionem stupri. )
BRN But the sons of Jacob came upon the [fn]wounded, and ravaged the city wherein they had defiled Dina their sister.
34:27Or, slain, which seems frequently the sense in LXX.
BrLXX Οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰακὼβ εἰσῆλθον ἐπὶ τοὺς τραυματίας, καὶ διήρπασαν τὴν πόλιν, ἐν ᾗ ἐμίαναν Δείναν τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῶν. (Hoi de huioi Yakōb eisaʸlthon epi tous traumatias, kai diaʸrpasan taʸn polin, en haʸ emianan Deinan taʸn adelfaʸn autōn. )
34:1-31 Once Jacob and his family settled in the land, the Canaanite presence became a threat. This account is a stern warning to the Israelites about the possibility of their being defiled by the Canaanites. The nation of Israel was later commanded not to intermarry or make treaties with them, for they were a corrupt and corrupting people. This chapter implicitly warns against becoming familiar with the way they lived (34:1-2). It also taught Israel that in dealing with the Canaanites, they were to keep their integrity and not use the holy things of the covenant for deception and slaughter (34:13); Israel’s reputation was at stake in the land (34:30). For their ruthless violence, Simeon and Levi were passed over in the birthright blessing (49:5-7).
All of Jacob’s sons probably joined Simeon and Levi in plundering the city, after those two had killed all the men there (verse 25).
אֲשֶׁ֥ר טִמְּא֖וּ אֲחוֹתָֽם
which/who defiled sister,their
See how you translated defiled in verses 5 and 13. Even though Shechem was the one who actually defiled Dinah (verses 2, 5, 7, 13), Jacob’s sons held everyone in the city responsible for the crime that their ruler’s son had committed (verses 25-29). If that is not clear, you could put that information in a footnote. Make sure that your translation of they does not refer to Jacob’s sons. Alternate translation: “They did that because that was where Shechem had disgraced their sister.” or “to get revenge for the shameful thing that had been done to their sister there.”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
