Genesis 34:13
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The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:

deceitfully.

Genesis 25:27-34 And when they were grown up, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob, a plain man, dwelt in tents. . . .

Judges 15:3 And Samson answered him: From this day I shall be blameless in what I do against the Philistines: for I will do you evils.

2 Samuel 13:23-29 And it came to pass after two years, that the sheep of Absalom were shorn in Baalhasor, which is near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons: . . .

Job 13:4,7 Having first shewn that you are forgers of lies, and maintainers of perverse opinions. . . .

Psalm 12:2 They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.

Proverbs 12:13 For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress.

Proverbs 12:18-20 There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health. . . .

Proverbs 24:28,29 Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips. . . .

Proverbs 26:24-26 An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit. . . .

Isaiah 59:13 In sinning and lying against the Lord: and we have turned away so that we went not after our God, but spoke calumny and transgression: we have conceived, and uttered from the heart, words of falsehood.

Micah 7:2 The holy man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one hunteth his brother to death.

Romans 12:19 Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved; but give place unto wrath, for it is written: Revenge is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that none render evil for evil to any man: but ever follow that which is good towards each other and towards all men.

Matthew 28:13 Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night and stole him away when we were asleep.

Context
The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers
13The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:14We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.…
Cross References
Genesis 34:12
Raise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.

Genesis 34:14
We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.

Lexicon
But because
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

[Shechem] had defiled
טִמֵּ֔א (ṭim·mê)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2930: To be or become unclean

their sister
אֲחֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḥō·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 269: Sister -- a sister

Dinah,
דִּינָ֥ה (dî·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1783: Dinah -- daughter of Jacob

Jacob’s
יַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

sons
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

answered
וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ (way·ya·‘ă·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6030: To answer, respond

[him]
שְׁכֶ֨ם (šə·ḵem)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor

and his father
אָבִ֛יו (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

Hamor
חֲמ֥וֹר (ḥă·mō·wr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2544: Hamor -- father of Shechem

deceitfully.
בְּמִרְמָ֖ה (bə·mir·māh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4820: Deceit, treachery


Additional Translations
But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

And the sons of Jacob answered to Sychem and Emmor his father craftily, and spoke to them, because they had defiled Dina their sister.

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke -- because he had defiled Dinah their sister --

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, (because he had defiled Dinah their sister,)

The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),
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