And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he (A)had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, (B)a thing which ought not to be done.

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Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked(A) and furious,(B) because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in[a] Israel(C) by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.(D)

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  1. Genesis 34:7 Or against

21 then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with (A)stones, because she has (B)done a disgraceful thing in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house. (C)So you shall [a]put away the evil from among you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 22:21 purge the evil person

21 she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing(A) in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.

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So (A)I took hold of my concubine, cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel, because they (B)committed lewdness and outrage in Israel.

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I took my concubine, cut her into pieces and sent one piece to each region of Israel’s inheritance,(A) because they committed this lewd and outrageous act(B) in Israel.

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10 We will take ten men out of every hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to make provisions for the people, that when they come to Gibeah in Benjamin, they may repay all the vileness that they have done in Israel.”

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10 We’ll take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred from a thousand, and a thousand from ten thousand, to get provisions for the army. Then, when the army arrives at Gibeah[a] in Benjamin, it can give them what they deserve for this outrageous act done in Israel.”

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  1. Judges 20:10 One Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts Geba, a variant of Gibeah

12 But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not [a]force me, for (A)no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this (B)disgraceful thing!

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:12 Lit. humble me

12 “No, my brother!” she said to him. “Don’t force me! Such a thing should not be done in Israel!(A) Don’t do this wicked thing.(B)

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