Genesis 34:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindlya unto the damsel. ”

Genesis 34:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Dinah’s Dishonor This chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her brothers. Genesis 34:1-5 Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land. The Jewish doctors of a later per...
Genesis 34:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 34. Shechem's Outrage on Dinah Avenged. It is generally agreed that two sources have been used, but much uncertainty prevails as to their identity and extent, while in view of the priestly...
Genesis 34:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. And his soul clave unto Dinah. Moses intimates that she was not so forcibly violated, that Shechem having once abused her, treated her with contempt, as is usual with harlots; for he loved...
Genesis 34:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. Spake kindly unto the damsel - Literally, he spake to the heart of the damsel - endeavo...
Genesis 34:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. Though freed from foreign troubles, Jacob met with a great domestic calamity in the fall o...
Genesis 34:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Dishonour done to Dinah, and the Crafty Revenge of Simeon and Levi 1. Went out to see the daughters of the land] According to Josephus there was a festival among the Canaanites at Shechem.
Genesis 34:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC ( Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29 ). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The Tôldôth in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing...
Genesis 34:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob with the Shechemites Genesis 33:18-20 ; Genesis 34:1-17 Jacob was tempted by the fat pastures of Shechem, without thought or care of the character of its people, and he lived to bitterly...
Genesis 34:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

When Jacob parted from Esau he should have gone directly to Beth-el. The previous chapter shows that he did not do so but tarried at Shechem. Unquestionably, this was a mistake. There is nothing more...
Genesis 34:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This was lust, not love.
Genesis 34:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob ,.... His inclination was to her, she was always in his thoughts; it was not a mere lustful desire that was suddenly raised, and soon over, but a...
Genesis 34:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. Ver. 3. And his soul clave unto Dinah. ] He kicked her not out of doors, as Amnon di...
Genesis 34:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He spake kindly unto the damsel Desiring not only to comfort her after the ignominy he had brought upon her, but to conciliate her mind, and get her consent to marry him, that he might thereby repa...
Genesis 34:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SHAMEFUL SIN IN JACOB'S HOUSE Jacob had been concerned about his own house: now he must learn through painful experience that when he puts his house first, he will find trouble and sorrow from his...
Genesis 34:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Dinah Dishonoured. B. C. 1732. 1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jac...
Genesis 34:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Perceiving her to be exceedingly enraged and perplexed at this horrid violence, he endeavours to appease and sweeten her, and to get her consent to marry him.
Genesis 34:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And his soul was powerfully attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke kindly to the girl.' The love was genuine, and his final aim was honourable. But as his action...
Genesis 34:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 34:1 . To see the daughters of the land.] To make their acquaintance—to pay them a friendly visit. Genesis 34:3 . He loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damse...
Genesis 34:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 34:1 . Dinah. One of the oldest of Jacob's daughters, for he had many: Genesis 37:35 . Josephus intimates that it was a festival day, and it is probable that she had been invited by ladie...
Genesis 34:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Dinah the daughter of Leah. .. went out to see Dinah’s inglorious march I. SHE CAME. II. SHE SAW. III. SHE WAS CONQUERED. ( J. Henry Burn, B. D. ) Dinah’s dishonour I. THAT THERE IS G...
Genesis 34:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 34:1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob ,—if Dinah was born before Joseph ( Genesis 30:21 ) she was probably in her seventh year when Jacob reache...
Genesis 34:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Dinah Defiled
Genesis 34:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

soul. Ruth 1:14 1 Samuel 18:1 kindly unto the damsel. Heb. to the heart of the damsel. 2 Samuel 19:7 2 Chronicles 30:22 Isaiah 40:2 Hosea 2:14

Genesis 34:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 34:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 34:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 34:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 34:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 34:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 34:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 34:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 34:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 34:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 34:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 34:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 34:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge