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 Ḥōrite (v.i.).—3. spoke to (lit. over) the heart] 50$21$ (E). The phrase means 'to comfort,' not 'to woo'; cf. Ho. 2$16$, Is. 40$2$, Ru. 2$13$ etc.—4. Comp. 21$21. 24$ 38$6$, Ju. 14$2$.—5. kept silence] took no steps to redress the injury (2 Sa. 19$11$). 7. wrought scandalous folly in Israel] a standing phrase for crimes of the kind here indicated (Dt. 22$21$, Ju. 20$6. 10$; cf. Ju. 19$23f.$, 2 Sa. 13$12ff.$); though 'in Israel' is an anachronism. is never mere foolishness, but always disgraceful conduct or language.—such things are not done] 20$9$ 29$26$.—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. 7$3$ (cf. Jos. 23$12$).—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$15f.$—, the price paid to the parents (Ex. 22$15f.$, 1 Sa. 18$25$), and (so only here), the gift to the bride, are virtually distinguished in 24$53$.

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 for MT  is Jos. 9$7$, 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.'—] a favourite word of P; cf. 17$20$ 23$6$ 25$16$.— (v.$7$ 35$22$ etc.)] The Mass. always point the in this phrase as ''not. acc.''—3. ] see 24$14$.—5. ] in the sexual sense vv.$13. 27$, Ezk. 18$6. 11. 15$ 22$11$ † ; otherwise very frequent in P.—7. ] occupies an unusual position; and there are other small syntactic anomalies in $5. 7$.—8. ] Dt. 7$7$ 10$15$ 21$11$, Ps. 91$14$ † : ct., v.$3$.—On the casus pendens, G-K. § 143 b.—9. ] 'enter into the relation of and ' (1 Sa. 18$21ff.$, 1 Ki. 3$1$), and more generally 'form marriage alliance' (Dt. 7$3$, Jos. 23$12$, Ezr. 9$14$).—10. ] as 42$34$ (E); but cf. 23$16$ (P).—] Niph. in this sense peculiar to P (47$27$, Nu. 32$30$, Jos. 22$9. 19$).—12. ] G.

13b occupies a syntactically impossible position, and must be deleted as a redactional gloss. joins on to $15$.—14. G