“And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.”
They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left. The killing of Hamor and Shechem is the specific revenge; the recovery of Dinah from Shechem's house implies she has been held there. The application: the recovery of the violated person is the legitimate goal; the killing of everyone else is the excess that Jacob will condemn.
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