Genesis 34:2Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.
The setting
Shechem, Palestine. A Canaanite prince sees a Hebrew girl and uses his power to assault her. No one stops him...
The emotion here: heavy-hearted while recording unspeakable family pain
The original word
ʿānāh (עָנָה) — to afflict, humiliate, violate with deliberate cruelty
Why it matters
Shechem was a fortified city-state where the prince's word was law
Read with care
What most readers miss in Genesis 34:2
The Hebrew emphasizes this wasn't passion but violence — he 'seized' and 'violated' her
Common misconceptionSome blame Dinah for going out, but the text clearly identifies Shechem as the perpetrator who 'took' and 'violated' her.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Genesis 34:2
Bible Genome reading
Genesis 34:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Genesis 34:2 comes from the book of Genesis, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include violence, injustice, power abuse. Notable phrases: saw her; took her; humbled her.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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