Genesis 34:25 meaning and explanation

Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

Genesis 34:25, Berean Standard Bible

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Simeon and Levi are Dinah's full brothers, sons of Jacob and Leah. Their sister had been raped by Shechem, the prince of the city, and the men of the city had just accepted circumcision as the price of intermarriage, a condition the brothers proposed deceitfully (verses 13 to 17).

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