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Genesis 34:6

Genesis 34:6
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Hamor, the father of Shechem, went out unto Jacob,.... Unto the tent of Jacob without the city:

to commune with him; to talk with him about the affair of Dinah, to pacify him, and endeavour to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 34:1-31

- 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 34:6-17

Jacob's sons, when they heard of the injury done to Dinah, showed a very great resentment of it, influenced perhaps rather by jealousy for the honour of their family than by a sense of virtue. Many…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And Hamor This verse continues Gen 34:34. The intervening Gen 34:34 is continued in Gen 34:34.