And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
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Gill's Exposition
These men are peaceable with us,.... Meaning Jacob and his sons, pointing to their tents which were near their city; and no doubt more was said than is here expressed, and that these words were…
- Dinah’s Dishonor This chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her brothers. Gen 34:1-5 Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land. The Jewish doctors of a later period fix the…
Here, 1. Hamor and Shechem gave consent themselves to be circumcised, Gen 34:18, Gen 34:19. To this perhaps they were moved, not only by the strong desire they had to bring about this match, but by…
Cambridge Bible
the gate of their city The place for the transaction of public business: see note on Gen 19:1; Gen 23:10.
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