Parallel Verses English Standard Version And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. King James Bible And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. American Standard Version And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. Douay-Rheims Bible And his soul was fast knit unto her, and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words. English Revised Version And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. Webster's Bible Translation And his soul cleaved to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel. Genesis 34:3 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old TestamentEsau set off the same day for Mount Seir, whilst Jacob proceeded to Succoth, where he built himself a house and made succoth for his flocks, i.e., probably not huts of branches and shrubs, but hurdles or folds made of twigs woven together. According to Joshua 13:27, Succoth was in the valley of the Jordan, and was allotted to the tribe of Gad, as part of the district of the Jordan, "on the other side Jordan eastward;" and this is confirmed by Judges 8:4-5, and by Jerome (quaest. ad h. l.): Sochoth usque hodie civitas trans Jordanem in parte Scythopoleos. Consequently it cannot be identified with the Scut on the western side of the Jordan, to the south of Beisan, above the Wady el Mlih. - How long Jacob remained in Succoth cannot be determined; but we may conclude that he stayed there some years from the circumstance, that by erecting a house and huts he prepared for a lengthened stay. The motives which induced him to remain there are also unknown to us. But when Knobel adduces the fact, that Jacob came to Canaan for the purpose of visiting Isaac (Genesis 31:18), as a reason why it is improbable that he continued long at Succoth, he forgets that Jacob could visit his father from Succoth just as well as from Shechem, and that, with the number of people and cattle that he had about him, it was impossible that he should join and subordinate himself to Isaac's household, after having attained through his past life and the promises of God a position of patriarchal independence. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge soul. kindly unto the damsel. Heb. to the heart of the damsel. *marg: Cross References Genesis 34:2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. Genesis 34:4 So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this girl for my wife." Judges 19:3 Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father's house. And when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him. Jump to Previous Attracted Clave Cleave Cleaved Cleaveth Comforting Consolingly Damsel Daughter Deeply Dinah Drawn Fastened Girl Heart Jacob Joined Kindly Loved Maiden Soul Speaketh Tenderly Words YoungJump to Next Attracted Clave Cleave Cleaved Cleaveth Comforting Consolingly Damsel Daughter Deeply Dinah Drawn Fastened Girl Heart Jacob Joined Kindly Loved Maiden Soul Speaketh Tenderly Words YoungLinks Genesis 34:3 NIVGenesis 34:3 NLT Genesis 34:3 ESV Genesis 34:3 NASB Genesis 34:3 KJV Genesis 34:3 Bible Apps Genesis 34:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:3 French Bible Genesis 34:3 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |