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Genesis 34:5

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And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
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  1. 2 Samuel 13:22Rank 1 from verse 5
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    22And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

  2. 1 Samuel 10:27Rank 2 from verse 5
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    27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

  3. 1 Samuel 16:11Rank 3 from verse 5
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    11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

  4. 1 Samuel 17:15Rank 4 from verse 5
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    15But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.

  5. Genesis 30:35Rank 5 from verse 5
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    35And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

  6. Genesis 37:13–14Rank 6 from verse 5
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    13And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

    14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

  7. Leviticus 10:3Rank 7 from verse 5
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    3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

  8. Luke 15:25Rank 8 from verse 5
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    25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

  9. Luke 15:29Rank 9 from verse 5
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    29And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

  10. Psalms 39:9Rank 10 from verse 5
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    9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

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Genesis 34:5

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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held

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1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.

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peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

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34:1AND Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

34:2And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

34:3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

34:4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

34:5And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

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