Genesis 34:5
“And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.”
Genesis 34:5 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But when Jacob had heard this, his sons being absent, and employed in feeding the cattle, he held his peace till they came back.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came.
- DARBYDarby
- And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the fields, and Jacob said nothing until they came.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Jacob hath heard that he hath defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent till their coming.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Jacob learned that Shechem had defiled Dinah, his daughter, while his sons were in the field with their livestock. Jacob remained silent until they returned.
Context: Genesis 34
3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
5And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
7And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
About Genesis 34: Dinah and the Shechemites
This chapter tells the story of the rape of Dinah, Jacob's daughter and the revenge of her brothers.
Commentary
Genesis 34 is a chapter that tells the story of the rape of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. Dinah had gone out to visit the women of the land, and while she was there, Shechem, the son of Hamor, the prince of the land, saw her and took her by force. When Jacob heard what had happened, he was understandably angry and demanded that Shechem and his father make reparations for the wrong they had done. Hamor and Shechem agreed to the terms, and a plan was made for Shechem to marry Dinah and for the men of the land to be circumcised.