What does Genesis 34:2 mean?

Genesis 34:2 highlights themes such as violence, defilement, family when read in context.

How should I apply Genesis 34:2 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

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

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.

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

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

violencedefilementfamily

Matthew 5:28
Both verses address the consequences of lust and the seriousness of sexual sin.