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On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.
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Verse 25. Greatest. On that day a fever and inflammation likewise often take place. See Hippocrates on fractures, Valesius sac. Philippians 12. Menochius.—Brothers of Dina by Lia, and both of a fiery temper. They were assisted by some servants, ( Menochius.) and afterwards the other children helped to pillage the city. Theodot. ap. Eus. ix. 22.
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