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NASB | Genesis 34:31 But they said, "Should he treat our sister as a harlot?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 34:31 But they said, "Should he [be permitted to] treat our sister as a prostitute?" |
Subject: Rape, Circumcission, Slaughter. |
Bible Note: Thanks for your thoughtful answer, especially pointing out connections beyond the chapter at hand. I, too, have been thinking about God's instruction not to intermarry (when the "people of God" still had a genetic component). In no way did I intend to justify rape. It's just that, in a situation where women seem to have been viewed as property, I wondered what was meant by the term. Was the violation against Dinah --- or did Dinah welcome the relationship and the "violence" was against Joseph's (and the brother's) property rights? I agree that men often do abusive things and then talk sweetly after the fact. I am a little surprised about how comfortable you feel about the deceitful agreement re. circumcission. It seems to me like offering someone communion bread, but poisoning it first. They are taking an act that defines the people of God, and using it to slaughter their enemy. Thanks again. JRM. |