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Ḥōrite (v.i.).—3. spoke to (lit. over) the heart] 50²¹ (E). The phrase means 'to comfort,' not 'to woo'; cf. Ho. 2¹⁶, Is. 40², Ru. 2¹³ etc.—4. Comp. 21^{21. 24} 38⁶, Ju. 14².—5. kept silence] took no steps to redress the injury (2 Sa. 19¹¹). 7. wrought scandalous folly in Israel] a standing phrase for crimes of the kind here indicated (Dt. 22²¹, Ju. 20^{6. 10}; cf. Ju. 19^23f., 2 Sa. 13^12ff.); though 'in Israel' is an anachronism. (Hebrew characters) is never mere foolishness, but always disgraceful conduct or language.—such things are not done] 20⁹ 29²⁶.—8-10. Ḥămōrămôr below], as prince, takes a broad view: not content with arranging this particular marriage, he proposes an amalgamation of the two races; thinking apparently that the advantage to Jacob would be sufficient compensation for the offence.—9. Almost verbally identical with Dt. 7³ (cf. Jos. 23¹²).—11, 12. Shechem's offer relates only to his own private affair.—Ask me ever so much] lit. 'Multiply upon me.' The Hebrew law of compensation for seduction is given in Ex. 22^15f.—(Hebrew characters), the price paid to the parents (Ex. 22^15f., 1 Sa. 18²⁵), and (Hebrew characters) (so only here), the gift to the bride, are virtually distinguished in 24⁵³.

13-17. The answer.—13a. with duplicity] In this recension (E^x) the requirement of circumcision is merely a pretext to render the Shechemites incapable of self-defence.—14. Here, on the contrary (J^x), the family acts in good faith, and

common; but G deserves consideration as the harder reading; and also because the only other place where G has (Hebrew characters) for MT (Hebrew characters) is Jos. 9⁷, a passage somewhat similar to this (see Mey. INS, 331). It is a slight confirmation of G that animal names are frequent among the Ḥorite clans (36^20ff.), and Ḥămôr means 'he-ass.'—(Hebrew characters)] a favourite word of P; cf. 17²⁰ 23⁶ 25¹⁶.—(Hebrew characters) (v.⁷ 35²² etc.)] The Mass. always point the (Hebrew characters) in this phrase as not. acc.—3. (Hebrew characters)] see 24¹⁴.—5. (Hebrew characters)] in the sexual sense vv.^{13. 27}, Ezk. 18^{6. 11. 15} 22¹¹ † ; otherwise very frequent in P.—7. (Hebrew characters)] occupies an unusual position; and there are other small syntactic anomalies in ^{5. 7}.—8. (Hebrew characters)] Dt. 7⁷ 10¹⁵ 21¹¹, Ps. 91¹⁴ † : ct. (Hebrew characters), v.³.—On the casus pendens, G-K. § 143 b.—9. (Hebrew characters)] 'enter into the relation of (Hebrew characters) and (Hebrew characters)' (1 Sa. 18^21ff., 1 Ki. 3¹), and more generally 'form marriage alliance' (Dt. 7³, Jos. 23¹², Ezr. 9¹⁴).—10. (Hebrew characters)] as 42³⁴ (E); but cf. 23¹⁶ (P).—(Hebrew characters)] Niph. in this sense peculiar to P (47²⁷, Nu. 32³⁰, Jos. 22^{9. 19}).—12. (Hebrew characters)] G (Greek characters).

13b occupies a syntactically impossible position, and must be deleted as a redactional gloss. (Hebrew characters) joins on to ¹⁵.—14. G (Greek characters)