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Genesis 34:19 KJV
Genesis · chapter 34 · verse 19
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.Genesis 34:19 · King James Version
Genesis 34:19 in context
17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- honourablekâbadto be heavyH3513 →
- deferredʼâcharto loiterH309 →
- daughterbatha daughterH1323 →
- delightchâphêtsproperly, to incline toH2654 →
- Jacob'sYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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Here, 1. Hamor and Shechem gave consent themselves to be circumcised, Gen 34:18, Gen 34:19. To this perhaps they were moved, not only by the strong desire they had to bring about this match, but by what they might have heard of the sacred and honourable intentions of this sign, in the family of Abraham, which, it is…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-24