Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 34:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
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Role in This Section
Hamor and Shechem approve the brothers' terms. This brief transition reports their acceptance without showing that they know the offer is deceptive or that Dinah accepts the arrangement.
Read It With
- Genesis 34:13–24
Read verses 13–19. Verse 13 gives readers knowledge of the deceit; verses 14–17 state the condition; verses 18–19 show Hamor and Shechem's favorable and immediate response. Verse 18 alone cannot establish informed agreement or moral repair.
Why It Needs Context
This verse moves from the deceptive proposal to its acceptance and needs the surrounding information gap to be understood.
Read Genesis 34:18–19 together
Why these verses belong together: Hamor and Shechem approve the terms, and Shechem acts without delay because of his desire and household standing.
Verse 18. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
Verse 19. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
Continue in Context
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Read Genesis 34:13–24 — Jacob's Sons Turn Circumcision Into a Deceptive ConditionSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, covenant-sign background, unit boundary, city persuasion, bodily vulnerability, later violence, purification, and Jacob's final judgment.
Exact location: Genesis 34:13–24 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 17:1–14; 34:1–12, 25–31; 35:1–5; and 49:5–7
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Hebrew narrative labeling, social language, civic rhetoric, economic motive, and collective action.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 34:13–24; forms and syntax for deceitfully, reproach, circumcised, consent, one people, take, delight, deferred, honored, gate, peaceable, trade, substance, ours, hearkened, and every male
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