Genesis 34:29and all their wealth. They took captive all their little ones and their wives, and took as plunder everything that was in the house.
The setting
Shechem, central Palestine ~1900 BC. Women and children are being herded away as slaves. Everything these families owned for generations is being stripped away by Jacob's sons.
The emotion here: sick with grief at the human cost
The original word
shabah (שָׁבָה) — to capture, take captive, lead away as prisoners
Why it matters
Captured women and children became household slaves with no legal rights
Read with care
What most readers miss in Genesis 34:29
The 'little ones' mentioned here will grow up as slaves in Jacob's household — future Israelites raising their victims' children
Common misconceptionMost people focus on the 'justice' for Dinah, missing that this verse is about innocent children being enslaved because of someone else's crime.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Genesis 34:29
Bible Genome reading
Genesis 34:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Genesis 34:29 comes from the book of Genesis, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 5% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include captivity, total destruction, consequences. Notable phrases: took captive; little ones and their wives; everything that was in the house.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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