Genesis 34:30

KJV

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

— Genesis 34:30, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 34 connects to 10 cross-references. Shechem, a Hivite prince, rapes Dinah and then seeks to marry her; Jacob's sons agree to the marriage on condition all Hivite men be circumcised. While the men are incapacitated, Simeon and Levi kill all the males and plunder the …

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Other Translations

ASV

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

YLT

And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto Levi, `Ye have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I <FI>am<Fi> few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.'

BBE

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have made trouble for me and given me a bad name among the people of this country, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and because we are small in number they will come together against me and make war on me; and it will be the end of me and all my people.

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