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# Now Jacob
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"Now" is used here to mark a change from the story to background information about Jacob. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Jacob heard that he
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The word "he" refers to Shechem.
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# he had defiled
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This means that Shechem had greatly dishonored and disgraced Dinah by forcing her to sleep with him.
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# held his peace
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This is a way of saying that Jacob did not say or do anything about the matter. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shechem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hamor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jacob]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/defile]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/livestock]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]]