“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”
But Hamor said to them: my son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. The framing of the assault as romantic desire — his heart is set on her — is Hamor's diplomatic strategy: present the situation as a love match requiring formal arrangements. The application: the reframing of violation as romance is the move that protects the perpetrator's interests while disregarding the victim's experience.
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